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Buhari Meets With Togolese President In Katsina
President Muhammadu Buhari and Togolese Counterpart Faure Gnassingbe Eyadema . Source: Vanguardngr
There is an on-going meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe Eyadema at the Presidential, Lodge Katsina.
The meeting which is happening behind closed doors will see the two presidents discussing bilateral issues as well as sub-regional matters especially the ongoing political conflict between Eyadema’s government and the opposition in his country.
Naija News gathered that the Togolese president, who has offered concessions to the opposition, may brief President Buhari on socio-political reforms he introduced to restore political order in Togo.
The opposition in Togo are calling for change of administration.
Presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina in a statement, disclosed that President Gnassingbe said he was happy to be in Katsina, the homestead of President Buhari, and thanked his host for his help in calming the political situation in Togo.
He also briefed President Buhari on Mali elections, billed for next month, saying ECOWAS would ensure that everything went smoothly.
Answering a question on what the sub-regional body could do to help Nigeria with the problem of clashes between cattle herders and farmers, the ECOWAS Chairman said the problem was not peculiar to Nigeria, but is common to a number of countries, including his own.
“It is not a religious or ethnic problem and must not be misconceived as such. We will discuss the matter, and try to find a solution,” President Gnassingbe said.
He also condoled President Buhari on the fire disaster caused by a fallen petrol tanker in Lagos Thursday.
