Presidency Shares Video as Buhari Holds Closed-door Talks with African President
- President Buhari had a closed-door session with the Ghanaian leader, Nana Akufo-Addo, on Thursday, May 27
- Akufo-Addo paid a visit to his Nigerian counterpart in Abuja on Thursday
- Unconfirmed reports claim the duo talked about issues bordering on the state of things in West Africa
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Ghana’s president, Nana Akufo-Addo was received at the Presidential Villa, Abuja where he had talks with President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, May 27.
Although the purpose of the meeting convened behind closed doors was not made known to State House correspondents, it is said that issues discussed were mainly about the affairs of the West African sub-region.
Moreover, President Akufo-Addo used the opportunity to console Buhari over the death of Ibrahim Attahiru and other military officers.
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Moments of when Akufo-Addo was received by top government officials were captured in a video shared by Bashir Ahmad.
Ghana launches SIM card registration
Meanwhile, the presidency had reacted to the recent announcement made by Ghana's vice president on SIM card registration.
According to Lauretta Onochie, a presidential aide, Nigeria has set the pace for others to follow. She disclosed this on her Twitter page when she wrote:
"Vice President of Ghana speaks. Ghana set to link SIM cards too. Where Nigeria leads, others follow. God bless Nigeria. God bless Africa."
However, some Nigerians reacted to the news with some social media users throwing shades at Ghana.
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@pitahappy wrote:
"Ahh, finally at least, the truth is coming out that this Nigeria is still ahead in thinking through the best way to go for Africa. Ghana be like Lagos alone in population size with less Wahala to deal with, wonder if you will envy them if they plenti reach Lagos and Kano togeda?"
Effects of SIM registration ban in Nigeria
Network providers in Nigeria lost about N1.1 billion to the ban on SIM card registration which fell between December 2020 and April this year.
During the same period, the telcos had lost over 11 million subscribers. In an estimated calculation, it was discovered that for about 10 months of last year, MTN Nigeria, Airtel Nigeria, Globacom and 9mobile jointly recorded about 2.32 million subscribers.
The addition of the estimated subscribers with the cost of a sim card, which is N100, showed the telecoms lost about N1.1 billion during the over three months ban on SIM card registration.
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