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Tinubu Hosts Olugbon Of Orile-Igbon In Aso Rock (Photos)

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has met with the Olugbon of Orile Igbon, HRM Oba Francis Olushola Alao.

Naija News reports that the president met with the monarch and his delegation on Friday inside the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Below are some of the photos of the meeting.

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Tinubu To Travel To Kenya For AU Meeting

Meanwhile, President Tinubu is set to travel to Nairobi, Kenya on Saturday, July 15.

The president’s purpose is to attend the Fifth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting (5thMYCM) of the African Union (AU), an event that brings together various regional organizations and AU member states.

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As the Chairperson of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), President Tinubu will present a report at the meeting. It will outline the progress of regional integration in ECOWAS, detailing actions taken by its institutions, member-states, and other stakeholders in areas like trade, free movement of persons, investment promotion, and security.

President Tinubu, who will be accompanied by senior government officials, is expected to return to the country at the conclusion of the meeting.

The 5thMYCM’s theme for 2023 is “Acceleration of African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Implementation”. This high-profile meeting will assemble the Bureau of the AU Assembly, which includes leaders from Comoros, Botswana, Burundi, and Senegal, and heads of eight Regional Economic Communities (RECs).

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Ige Olugbenga is a fine-grained journalist. He loves the smell of a good lead and has a penchant for finding out something nobody else knows.