Tinubu arrives Cotonou for Republic of Benin anniversary

Nigerian President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Tuesday morning, arrived in Cotonou to attend the 63rd independence anniversary of the Republic of Benin.⁣

President Tinubu was received by President Patrice Talon and some top government officials.

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Tinubu was accompanied on the trip by some of his aides and six governors, which included Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos); Seyi Makinde (Oyo); AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq (Kwara); Nasir Idris (Kebbi), and Mohammed Umar Bago (Niger).

The event marks the third time Tinubu would meet Talon since the former became president.

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