President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the donation of $500,000 to Guinea Bissau to support the country’s election process.

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.

He explained that the approval was in response to an urgent request for assistance by the Government of Guinea Bissau.

Shehu added that the President supported the country with 350 units of electoral kits, 10 motorcycles, five Hilux vans, and two light trucks.

According to him, this will ensure that legislative elections, which should help in stabilising Guinea Bissau, hold in the country.

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Read the full statement below:-

In his capacity as Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State, President Muhammadu Buhari, this morning, directed the Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama to undertake an urgent mission as his Special Envoy to Guinea Bissau, in the company of ECOWAS Commission President, Jean-Claude Brou.

President Buhari had in response to an urgent request for assistance by the Government of Guinea Bissau graciously approved support to the country’s election process including three hundred and fifty (350) units of electoral kits, ten(10) motorcycles, five(5) Hilux vans, two(2) light trucks and Five hundred thousand US Dollars ($500,000).

This vital assistance ensured that legislative elections held in Guinea Bissau, which should help in stabilising the country.

In a separate development, Nigeria’s Foreign Minister will also undertake a mission to Cotonou, Benin, to deliver a personal message to President Patrice Talon from President Buhari.

The visit is in the context of the brewing political crisis ahead of April 28, 2019, legislative elections in the country.

SOURCE: https://brandspurng.com/2019/04/26/president-buhari-donates-500000-vehicles-to-guinea-bissau-for-elections/

Hmm

A country that put another country's problem on her head and drag her own in the mud.

My president is mad.

Buhari is dashing people money when we are suffering....

Chai...!

That is enough to fix general hospital in daura.

Cool

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Hmmm from his pocket abi from Nigeria treasury?

I thought they said charity begins at home.
Has he made life easy for his citizens?

vibbb:
That is enough to fix general hospital in daura.

It is, I daresay...but that is the job of the state government, not the Federal Government.

I have gotten to that point where nothing even surprises me anymore in this country..

That kind of money will elevate the financial status of at least 50% of street beggers in Nigeria....our president is a bastard from d pit of hell.

from his pocket?

WE ARE IN FOR A LONG RIDE

MEANWHILE, TODAY IS 26TH AND WE'VE NOT SEEN ALERT.

EVEN DURING JONA TIME, WE DEY SEE ALERT FROM 23RD.

hmm

Did he get the money from his cattle ranch?

I weak walai

To what end?

when u want to form giant.

Honestly, I'm short of words