By Enyichukwu Enemanna
Nigerian President and the Chairperson of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of States and Governments, Bola Tinubu on Tuesday received his counterparts from Benin, Niger, and Guinea-Bissau at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja.
Presidents Patrice Talon of Benin, Mohamed Bazoum of Niger and Umaro Embaló of Guinea-Bissau were received by the Nigerian leader at the forecourt of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, after which he led them into a private session at his office.
Agenda for the meeting was not disclosed to the press. It however came days after Tinubu emerged the leader of the West African bloc.
Tinubu at a recent meeting in Guinea-Bissau reiterated the need to protect democracy, calling for the rejection of coup as a means to change government.
Guinea-Bissau had survived an attempted coup in February 2022. However, the civilian governments of Guinea, Mali and Burkina Faso had been toppled between 2019 and 2022.
