Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday morning landed at the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Base, Kaduna, where he received Prime Minister of Guinea Bissau, Gen. Umoru Sissco Embalo to discuss how to end political upheaval in that country.
The prime minister said he came to Nigeria to visit the acting President and seek advice on how to address his country’s political crisis.
Embalo said, “You know that our relationship with Nigeria didn’t begin today, it started during our struggle and liberation. Nigeria is always supporting us and that is why I am here to explain to the acting president about the political situation in Guinea Bissau. And with Nigeria leading the crisis resolution group, I am happy.
Osinbajo, who left for Sokoto shortly after meeting the Guinea Bissau PM, promised the visiting team that Nigeria as a “big brother” will continue to be supportive until the political situation in that country improves.
He said, “I am sure you are familiar with Nigeria’s engagement with Guinea Bissau. We will continue to engage until this issue is resolved.
“And we think that ECOWAS will be able to resolve it very soon as active stakeholder. And we hope that in very short time, we will resolve that with other parties involved.
“We are collaborating in every possible trend. As I said, Guinea Bissau and Nigeria have been partners and friends for a very long time and we are very actively involved. We also collaborate with Guinea Bissau on economic, security and even political issues as you can see. And that’s why this consultation has taken place.”
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