President Muhammadu Buhari highlighted the importance of being good neighbours when he received visiting President of Benin Republic Patrice Talon.
President Buhari said any country’s survival is tied to the survival of its neighbours and vice versa.
He said “Good neighbourliness is very important in our lives. The survival of your neighbour is also your own, and we will continue to work with our neighbours in the light of this understanding”.
President Buhari recalled that on assumption of office in 2015, one of the very first steps he took was to visit neighbouring countries – Chad, Niger, Cameroon and Benin – all towards forging a common understanding on crucial issues, including security, trade and development.
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“And those are issues we must continue to engage on, for the good of our countries and the people. Whatever irritations that come up must be removed,” Buhari said.
President Talon said he was in Nigeria to show gratitude to President Buhari for the robust leadership he displays in Nigeria and Africa.
He noted that the challenges of 2020 were huge and the same challenges may remain in 2021, which he said calls for the cordial relations between Nigeria and Benin Republic to be sustained.
Edited by Oloyede Oworu
