Following his attendance at Guinea-Bissau’s 50th Independence Day celebration and the Saudi-African Summit last week, President Bola Tinubu returned to Nigeria on Thursday evening.
On November 9, Tinubu departed Abuja to go to the Saudi-African Summit in Riyadh, where his main goals were to build business partnerships and draw in more foreign direct investment.
During the first Saudi-African Summit, topics included promoting collaboration, strengthening cross-sectoral investment cooperation, addressing threats to regional security, improving political coordination, and facilitating economic transformation through research and local development of new energy solutions.
After departing Saudi Arabia on Wednesday evening, Tinubu landed in Guinea-Bissau early on Thursday morning to accept the president of that nation’s invitation to attend the commemoration of the country’s 50th anniversary of independence.
At the celebration that featured historical, cultural, and military demonstrations, the President, who also serves as the Chairman of ECOWAS, was accompanied by five other Heads of State and Azaali Assoumani, the Chairman of the African Union.
Umaro Sissoco Embalo, the president of Guinea-Bissau, expressed gratitude to all of the world leaders for accepting the invitation, especially to Nigeria and other allies who had supported the nation’s development and stability.
Embalo stated that the nation had advanced in its fifty years of independence by fortifying its diplomatic and economic relationships with other nations and promising his administration to maintain and expand these connections.
Additionally present at the ceremony were the heads of state of the Congo, Adama Barrow, Gabon’s transitional president, Marcelo Rebelo de la Cañda, and the United States of America.
President Sousa of Portugal and Sierra Leone’s Julius Maada Bio.
After the festivities, Tinubu departed Bissau for Nigeria at around 5:00 p.m.
