Guinea Bissau President, Umaro Sissoco Embalo and Nigeria's President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu
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Guinea Bissau President and Chairman Authority ECOWAS Head of State and Government, Umaro Sissoco Embalo said, effort by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at repositioning Nigeria as the giant of Africa has ECOWAS support.
The Economic Community of West African States boss stated this on Saturday while on a private visit to Tinubu in Lagos.
He said that the economic steps so far taken would not only be for the good of Nigeria but the entire West Africa.
President Tinubu’s Special Adviser, Special Duties, Communications and Strategy reacting to Embalo’s visit, he said, it was “strictly private.”
“It was a meeting between two African brother presidents and it was very cordial. Of course, the visiting president appreciated the steps taken by President Bola Tinubu within the last month, “He said he is ready to cooperate with Nigeria and President Bola Tinubu at all times just as the rest of the world has commended him over his recent policies.
“They also spoke of the ECOWAS head of government meeting which is imminently coming up and also spoke on other areas of cooperation,” he said.
The meeting was attended by the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos, and Alake among others.
The Guinea-Bissau leader has left after the over three hours private meeting.
