President Buhari sends Foreign Minister to Guinea Bissau, Benin Republic – Presidency

The Nigeria’s Presidency says President Muhammadu Buhari has sent his Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, to undertake an urgent mission as his Special Envoy to Guinea Bissau.

This, according to a statement issued in Abuja Friday Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity Mallam Garba Shehu and copy of which was sent to The DEFENDER, was done in President Buhari’s capacity as Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State.

Minister Onyeama would be going on the mission in the company of ECOWAS Commission President, Jean-Claude Brou.

“President Buhari had in response to an urgent request for assistance by the Government of Guinea Bissau graciously approved support to the country’s election process including three hundred and fifty (350) units of electoral kits, ten(10) motorcycles, five(5) Hilux vans, two(2) light trucks and Five hundred thousand US Dollars ($500,000).

“This vital assistance ensured that legislative elections held in Guinea Bissau, which should help in stabilizing the country.

“In a separate development, Nigeria’s Foreign Minister will also undertake a mission to Cotonou, Benin, to deliver a personal message to President Patrice Talon from President Buhari.

“The visit is in the context of the brewing political crisis ahead of April 28, 2019, legislative elections in the country,” the statement said.