The Prime Minister of Guinea Bissau, Umar El-Mukhtar Sissoco-Embola, has declared President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria as his role model.
The Prime Minister, who confered with President Buhari today, Wednesday, at Aso Presidential Villa, Abuja, said
that his country will continue to thank the government and people of Nigeria for standing by them in their moment of crisis.
He pledged his country’s commitment to improved ties with Nigeria.
This was even as Buhari assured that as the Chairman of ECOWAS Contact Group on Guinea Bissau, he will do his best to ensure that the country did not relapse into crisis.
President Buhari expressed satisfaction on the gradual return of normalcy to the West African country even as he gave assurance that Nigeria will continue to support political stability in Guinea Bissau.
He asked the leaders to work hard to reach a lasting solution to the political crisis in the country.
The President congratulated the new Prime Minister on his appointment and urged him to put the interest of the country and its people ahead of everything else. [myad]
