x

In Guinea Bissau, Buhari Vows To Defend Democracy As He Returns To Daura

President Muhammadu Buhari has renewed the commitment of Nigeria to work with Guinea Bissau and other countries towards sustaining and strengthening democracy and good governance in the sub-region and the entire African continent.

The President spoke on Wednesday in the course of a one-day State Visit to the embattled West African country.

He gave words of encouragement to the people of the country for standing with the democratically chosen administration of President Umaro Sissoco Embaló against threats by undemocratic forces.

President Buhari, in a statement issued by his spokesman, Garba Shehu, welcomed the conferment of the country’s highest national honour, the Amilcar Cabral Award upon him and the naming of a major street in Bissau, the capital city, after him.

On his part, the President of Guinea Bissau praised Nigeria for always standing with them in their 20 years of instability.

President Embalo promised to re-invite President Buhari to commission the new Presidential Villa, now under construction even after leaving office, and the edifice is to be named Muhammadu Buhari Villa.

Nigerian officials that received the country’s merit award are: Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Maj-Gen. Babagana Monguno, the National Security Adviser, the Chief of Staff to the President, Ambassador Ibrahim Gambari and Ambassador Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, the Director General of the National Intelligence Agency.

The others were Sarki Abba, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Domestic Matters and the State Chief of Protocol, Ambassador Lawal Kazaure.

The President landed in Katsina and is now in Daura, his hometown.

Hot this week

Editors Urge Government To Create Safe, Enabling Environment For Journalists

· Ask security agents to find missing Vanguard journalistAs...

EXCLUSIVE: Buhari orders probe of Isa Funtua, AMCON over keystone and Etisalat

Following the controversy generated by the leading opposition party,...

6 Signs your boyfriend thinks you are ugly -Take note of No. 2

They say there are three kinds of people; the...

2023: South-East, Middle Belt Forum Endorses Peter Obi

The South-East and Middle Belt Forum has endorsed the...

Governor Yusuf Unveils Dangote’s 1Million Ramadan Food  Programme.

By Jabiru Hassan.   Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir...

Five wards in Specialist Hospital Sokoto equipped With Solar For effective service delivery

By Muhammad Ibrahim, Sokoto Inspecting the wards, the State Commissioner...

NTAC DG Hosts UNDP Senior Governance Advisor.

By Jabiru HassanThe Director General, Nigerian Technical Aid Corps,Rt.Hon.Yusuf...

World Glaucoma Week 2025: UDUTH Hosts Successful Glaucoma Awareness Campaign at NUJ Sokoto

In observance of World Glaucoma Week 2025, Usmanu Danfodiyo...

IGP flags off Zulum’s distribution of 110 vehicles, 280 houses to police, others

IGP launches Zulum's distribution of 110 vehicles, 280 houses...

Neomercantilism: Trump’s New Tariff Regime And American Economic Uncertainties

By Sheriff Ghali Ibrahim,  AbujaMercantilism as the art and...

Seadogs donate sanitary pads to female students in A’Ibom 

By Ogenyi Ogenyi,Uyo The National Association of Seadogs, (NAS), also...

N/Delta communities demand urgent action on methane emissions

By Ogenyi Ogenyi, Uyo  Representatives of communities affected by oil...
spot_img

Related Articles

Popular Categories

spot_imgspot_img