The Sissoco president receives a special correspondent for Tinubu

The Sissoco president receives a special correspondent for Tinubu

Guinea Bissau (Core Reporters) The President of Guinea Bissau, His Excellency, Ura Sissoco Embalo, Received in Audience The Special Envoy of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the West Africa Economic Summit (Wes), and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Her Excellency, Ambassador White Ambassador Odumegwu-Ojukwu, During Which the Envoy Delivered the Special Invitation from President Tinubu to President Sissoco to participate in the first economic summit of West Africa (WES) scheduled for 20-21 June 2025.

While delivering the invitation package on Thursday 12 June 2025, the correspondent informed President Sissoco that Wes is a Legacy project by President Tinubu, who would have revolutionized the integration process in the region.

Receiving the invitation, President Sissoco thanked President Tinubu for the historical move to bring an increase in the momentum to the integration efforts of the region. He promised to give the top the maximum support with a high quality delegation, which would accompany him to Abuja.

The correspondent and his entourage start from Bissau to Accra, Ghana, continuously of the assignment.

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