President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Umaro Sissoco Embalo, shortly after the Guinea-Bissau leader survived a military attempt to overthrow his government.
President Buhari who spoke to Embalo on Tuesday evening for surviving the coup attempt also commended the loyal troops in Guinea Bissau for the show of patriotism leading to their “spectacular victory” over the disloyal elements of the military.
The President in a statement issued by his senior special assistant on media and publicity Garba Shehu condemned the attempt to subvert the established constitutional order in Guinea Bissau and extended the goodwill and support of the government and people of Nigeria to the Guinea-Bissauans and the Embalo administration.
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He said “I look forward to working with you to strengthen the existing bilateral ties between our sister nations, and the defence and promotion of democracy and its values throughout the sub region, and the entire continent”.
In the course of the conversation, President Embalo assured President Buhari that the situation had been brought under control and that “all is well, and normalcy fully restored.”
(Editor : Ena Agbanoma)
