The summit will be the first international engagement of the president on the African continent since his swearing-in on 29 May.
on Saturday evening arrived in Bissau, the capital city of Guinea Bissau, ahead of the ECOWAS summit scheduled to kick off on Sunday.
While in Guinea-Bissau, the Nigerian leader is scheduled to hold bilateral meetings and have other engagements on the summit’s sidelines. The president was accompanied on the journey by the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, and the acting CBN Governor, Folashodun Shonubi, among others.
President Tinubu’s whose plane touched down at the International Airport in Bissau at exactly 5.30pm local time will be the centre of attraction at the summit. Upon his arrival, President Tinubu visited the Nigerian Troops under the ECOWAS Stabilisation Force in Guinea-Bissau. “Nigeria is a giant that has made its mark in Sierra Leone and Liberia and other places. We count on your support for the defence of constitutional order. I heard your allowances have been paid up to date. Nothing else should make you angry. We will continue to build a virile force.
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