Tinubu to attend Guinea-Bissau Independence Day

Tinubu to attend Guinea-Bissau Independence Day commemoration on Thursday

By : Jimisayo Opanuga

Date: 15 November 2023 12:41pm WAT

(FILES) Nigeria President Bola Tinubu arrives for the closing session of the New Global Financial Pact Summit, on June 23, 2023 in Paris. - Nigeria's Supreme Court on October 26, 2023 rejected the opposition's challenges to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's election victory, validating his mandate after the last legal challenge. A seven-judge panel ruled as without merit opposition appeals over claims of fraud, electoral law violations and Tinubu's ineligibility to run for president. (Photo by Lewis Joly / POOL / AFP)

President Bola Tinubu will join other heads of state and government in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, on Thursday to celebrate the country’s 50th Independence Anniversary and Armed Forces Day.

The president’s spokesperson, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.

Ngelale said Tinubu will arrive in Bissau on Thursday for the ceremony, which will be hosted by President Umaro Sissoco Embalo.

Guinea-Bissau marked its 50th Independence Anniversary on September 24, 2023, but the government had scheduled all celebrations for November 16, 2023.

The presidential aide added that, following the Independence Day celebration, Tinubu is expected to return to Nigeria on Thursday.
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