{"id":794,"date":"2021-02-20T15:15:06","date_gmt":"2021-02-20T14:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=794"},"modified":"2021-02-20T15:15:06","modified_gmt":"2021-02-20T14:15:06","slug":"benin-republic-expressed-readiness-to-be-nigerias-37th-state-minister-of-foreign-affairs-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/02\/20\/benin-republic-expressed-readiness-to-be-nigerias-37th-state-minister-of-foreign-affairs-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Benin Republic expressed readiness to be Nigeria\u2019s \u201837th State\u2019 \u2014 Minister of Foreign Affairs says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, said the President of Benin Republic, Patrice Talon, had expressed readiness for his country to be part of Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Onyeama, who stated this shortly after a close door meeting with Beninoise Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Aur\u00e9lien Agbenonci, said the Beninoise president gave the offer when he visited President Muhammadu <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/02\/02\/pigeons-released-by-president-buhari-refuse-to-fly-at-armed-forces-remembrance-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buhari<\/a>, a few weeks back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe President of Benin said as far as they are concerned, they want (not just saying it like that) but in reality, Benin should be the 37th state of Nigeria,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe should really be one. 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