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Traoré Receives President Tinubu’s Delegation Led by Ambassador Tuggar, @YusufTuggar Reaffirms Commitment to Stronger Nigeria–Burkina Faso Relations

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has dispatched a high-powered delegation to Burkina Faso, led by Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar. On Wednesday, Ambassador Tuggar delivered a message of solidarity and fraternity from President Tinubu to the President of Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, as both sides considered avenues for deepening bilateral relations and strengthening integration within the regional bloc.

Talks held in Ouagadougou centred on advancing political, security, and economic cooperation, with particular emphasis on coordinated responses to regional security challenges and collective action through existing sub-regional frameworks. In the same spirit of constructive engagement, the two governments amicably resolved the issue concerning Nigerian Air Force pilots and crew, reinforcing mutual confidence and highlighting the effectiveness of dialogue in addressing sensitive matters.

President Traoré welcomed the Nigerian delegation and conveyed his appreciation to President Tinubu for the message of goodwill. He acknowledged the long-standing ties between Nigeria and Burkina Faso and emphasized the importance of closer collaboration, particularly in addressing shared security and development challenges across the Sahel and the wider West African region.

Ambassador Tuggar reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to good neighbourliness and sustained engagement with Burkina Faso, noting that Nigeria remains firmly supportive of initiatives aimed at strengthening regional cohesion, peace, and economic integration. He reiterated President Tinubu’s readiness to work closely with Burkina Faso in advancing stability and development.

Both sides agreed to sustain regular consultations and pursue practical measures to deepen bilateral cooperation and regional integration, reflecting a shared resolve to promote peace, unity, and stability in the sub-region.

The delegation also met with the detained crew who were in high spirits. 

Members of the Nigerian delegation included Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed, Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency; Air Vice Marshal A. Y. Abdullahi, Chief of Policy and Plans, Nigerian Air Force; Ambassador Olawale Emmanuel Awe, Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to ECOWAS; and Ambassador Wahab Akande, Chief of Protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Alkasim Abdulkadir 
Special Assistant on Media to HMFA 
Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar (OON)

Traoré Receives President Tinubu’s Delegation Led by Ambassador Tuggar, @YusufTuggar Reaffirms Commitment to Stronger Nigeria–Burkina Faso Relations

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has dispatched a high-powered delegation to Burkina Faso, led by Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign… pic.twitter.com/gdZ7WzW1Cd

— Alkasim Abdulkadir (@alkayy) December 17, 2025

obeegee:
Quite sure that nigerian air force officer who saluted Capt Traore is higher in rank than him based on equivalence.

Isnt it odd for him to be saluting him?

Military mind in the house, can you explain?

obeegee:
Quite sure that nigerian air force officer who saluted Capt Traore is higher in rank than him based on equivalence.

Isnt it odd for him to be saluting him?

Military mind in the house, can you explain?

Kastonkastroll:
This is the right thing. Diplomatic solution not all that unnecessary bravado some people were saying. Nigeria was at fault here, we crossed deep into their airspace.

The best thing to do was to apologize which we did. Case closed!

naptu2:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcESuR3ZfDs?si=IVOBkiDI0sFJrTg5

Alkasim Abdulkadir is the media assistant to the minister of foreign affairs Ambassador Yusuf Maitama-Tuggar

Alkasim Abdulkadir @alkayy

Traoré Receives President Tinubu’s Delegation Led by Ambassador Tuggar, @YusufTuggar Reaffirms Commitment to Stronger Nigeria–Burkina Faso Relations

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has dispatched a high-powered delegation to Burkina Faso, led by Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign… pic.twitter.com/gdZ7WzW1Cd

— Alkasim Abdulkadir (@alkayy) December 17, 2025

Photo 1) The Nigerian delegation with the head of state of Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traore.

Photo 2) The Nigerian delegation with the C-130 crew and passengers.

Photo 3) Ambassador Yusuf Maitama-Tuggar addressing the media in Burkina Faso

obeegee:
Quite sure that nigerian air force officer who saluted Capt Traore is higher in rank than him based on equivalence.

Isnt it odd for him to be saluting him?

Military mind in the house, can you explain?

FreeStuffsNG:
We didn’t apologize. It beggars believe why many of you are being mischievous and ignorant at the same time.

Nigerian military airplane was cleared for emergency landing according to international rules by the civilian aviation authorities of Burkina Faso. He is scared because he's a coupist.

British plane landed in emergency inside Russia yet U.K has sanctioned Russia. Nigeria didn’t beg.

He wanted and badly needed that assurance because he is a coupist. A democratically elected government of BurkinaFaso will never be scared of any Nigerian military airplane having an emergency landing inside their country.

It's only a psychopath who will wish Nigeria goes to war with a tiny, impoverished landlocked Burkina Faso.

FreeStuffsNG:
We didn’t apologize. It beggars believe why many of you are being mischievous and ignorant at the same time.

Nigerian military airplane was cleared for emergency landing according to international rules by the civilian aviation authorities of Burkina Faso. He is scared because he's a coupist.

British plane landed in emergency inside Russia yet U.K has sanctioned Russia. Nigeria didn’t beg.

He wanted and badly needed that assurance because he is a coupist. A democratically elected government of BurkinaFaso will never be scared of any Nigerian military airplane having an emergency landing inside their country.

It's only a psychopath who will wish Nigeria goes to war with a tiny, impoverished landlocked Burkina Faso.

obeegee:
Quite sure that nigerian air force officer who saluted Capt Traore is higher in rank than him based on equivalence.

Isnt it odd for him to be saluting him?

Military mind in the house, can you explain?

FreeStuffsNG:
Nope. He was scared because he is a coupist.

Nigeria and Burkina Faso were never at war. He only wanted firm assurance from Nigeria after how Nigeria chased out coupists in Benin.
He is a coupist so he has reasons to be scared.

helinues:
Traore is just being too paranoid. If not for diplomacy, Burkina Faso is too small for Nigeria to handle

Nigeria as a country stopped doing the West bidding while Nigeria herself don't have issue with any country . Why is Traore being paranoid about Nigeria flying through their airspace?

obeegee:
Quite sure that nigerian air force officer who saluted Capt Traore is higher in rank than him based on equivalence.

Isnt it odd for him to be saluting him?

Military mind in the house, can you explain?

obeegee:
Quite sure that nigerian air force officer who saluted Capt Traore is higher in rank than him based on equivalence.

Isnt it odd for him to be saluting him?

Military mind in the house, can you explain?

obeegee:
Quite sure that nigerian air force officer who saluted Capt Traore is higher in rank than him based on equivalence.

Isnt it odd for him to be saluting him?

Military mind in the house, can you explain?