- President Tinubu will be the special guest of President Patrice Talon during the event
- Notable West African leaders, including Governors Dapo Abiodun, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Seyi Makinde, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, Nasir Idris, and Mohammed Umar Bago, will accompany him to the celebration
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Cotonou the capital of Republic of Benin to attend the 63rd independence anniversary.
Tinubu, who arrived Tuesday morning, was received by President Patrice Talon and some top government officials.
The President was accompanied by Governors Dapo Abiodun( Ogun); Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos); Seyi Makinde (Oyo); AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq (Kwara); Nasir Idris (Kebbi) and Mohammed Umar Bago (Niger).
President Tinubu had first met with Talon on the sidelines of the summit on New Global Financing Pact in Paris, France; later at the 63rd ordinary session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS in Guinea-Bissau; and more recently at the State House, Abuja, along with leaders of three other West African nations, where the Benin Republic President invited him for the anniversary.
“President Tinubu had drawn the attention of the Beninese leader to the need to review and strengthen cultural, trade and economic relations between their two countries, highlighting joint border patrols by the Customs and harmoniaing regulations on the front lines,” the statement said
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