JUST IN: President Buhari Hosts Libyan Prime Minister in Aso Rock
- President Buhari has received the prime minister of Libya, Abdul Dbeibeh, in Abuja
- The Lybian leader arrived at Aso Rock Villa on Wednesday, May 26
- Among other issues, Dbeibeh paid the visit to Nigeria to console Buhari over the death of Ibrahim Attahiru and other military officers in the recent plane crash
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President Muhammadu Buhari is said to be hosting Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, the prime minister of the Libyan government of National Unity at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Dbeibeh was received by President Buhari alongside the minister of foreign affairs, Geoffrey Onyeam at the villa on Wednesday, May 26, The Nation reports.
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Both leaders are expected to discuss bilateral issues targeted at benefitting and enhancing the economies of their countries.
Also, Dbeibeh would use the avenue to console Buhari and the nation over the sudden and tragic death of the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and ten other military officers.
Meanwhile, a message had been sent to the military in Mali by the Nigerian federal government. The message was simple: Release President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane.
The Nigerian government made this known in a statement signed by the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ferdinand Nwonye.
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The statement read in part:
“The federal government of Nigeria condemns in strong terms the detention of the duo of interim President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane of Mali.
“The two key officials in the transitional government of Mali were reportedly taken by soldiers to the Kati Military Camp near the Capital, Bamako on Monday, 24th May 2021.
“The action is totally unacceptable and might derail the peace-building efforts and timetable for the return of democratic governance in Mali."
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that N’Daw and Ouane were detained by soldiers on Monday, May 24. The arrest of the country's interim government officials followed a cabinet reshuffle in the sub-Saharan African country just nine months after its previous leader was toppled by a military coup.
Souleymane Doucoure, Mali's defence minister was also arrested by soldiers. They were all taken to a military base in Kati outside the country’s capital, Bamako, hours after two members of the military lost their positions in a government reshuffle.
Source: Legit.ng
