Tinubu to attend Guinea-Bissau Independence Day commemoration on Thursday

By : Jimisayo Opanuga

Date: 15 November 2023 12:41pm WAT

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(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)

(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)

(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.
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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.
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Guinea-Bissau marked its 50th Independence Anniversary on September 24, 2023, but the government had scheduled all celebrations for November 16, 2023.
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The presidential aide added that, following the Independence Day celebration, Tinubu is expected to return to Nigeria on Thursday.
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