President Muhammadu Buhari has donated $500,000 to Guinea Bissau to enable the country organise hitch-free legislative elections.
According to a Friday statement signed by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, would represent Buhari in the country.
The statement read, “In his capacity as Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State, President Muhammadu Buhari, this morning, directed the Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama to undertake an urgent mission as his Special Envoy to Guinea Bissau, in the company of ECOWAS Commission President, Jean-Claude Brou.
“President Buhari had in response to an urgent request for assistance by the Government of Guinea Bissau graciously approved support to the country’s election process including three hundred and fifty (350) units of electoral kits, ten(10) motorcycles, five(5) Hilux vans, two(2) light trucks and Five hundred thousand US Dollars ($500,000).
“This vital assistance ensured that legislative elections held in Guinea Bissau, which should help in stabilizing the country.
“In a separate development, Nigeria’s Foreign Minister will also undertake a mission to Cotonou, Benin, to deliver a personal message to President Patrice Talon from President Buhari.
“The visit is in the context of the brewing political crisis ahead of April 28, 2019, legislative elections in the country.”
Buhari is presently in London on a 10-day private visit.
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