African Union Ambassador Finally Reveals Tinubu’s Connection With Guinea Conakry
- More revelations have been made about President-elect Bola Tinubu's Guinea Conakry citizenship
- Amb Ousmane Yara, the Nigerian ambassador to the African Union, explained that the Guinean President invited Tinubu in 2016 for an Independent Anniversary celebration in the country
- The citizenship award was a recognition of the president-elect's economic contribution to the country
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FCT, Abuja - Nigerian ambassador to the African Union, Ambassador Ousmane Yara, has revealed the connection between Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, and Guinea Conakry.
Yara's revelation is coming a few days after a viral video showed Tinubu and the governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in a helicopter that belonged to the Guinean government, The Sun reported.
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Yara disclosed that the video in circulation was shot in 2016 when the president-elect visited the West African country as President Conde's guest during the independent anniversary of the country. He said that would be the second time Tinubu would visit the country.
Details of Tinubu's Guinea Conakry citizenship
Speaking with journalists in an Abuja hotel on Sunday, Yara disclosed the relationship between Tinubu, Alpha Conde, a former Guinean president and himself.
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The former ambassador also explained the Guinean government's special recognition given to Tinubu under the Conde administration.
He said:
"Tinubu spent only one day and travelled to London from there, but left the team he came with to continue engagement with Guinean officials on how to transform Guinea. The team and Guinean government officials worked for three days, and came up with an economic roadmap.”
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He said Tinubu first visited the country in 2015 when he hosted the Guinean President in Lagos.
The AU chief maintained that Sanwo-Olu was not yet the governor when the incident happened and that they were travelling from the Guinea capital to Mamu in the Fula region of the country for the Independence anniversary celebration.
Yara said President Conde was known for yearly moving state functions from region to region.
Ex-presidential aspirant asks appeal court to stop Tinubu’s inauguration
Legit.ng earlier reported that the inauguration of Bola Tinubu as the next president of Nigeria had been faced with another court suit by Ambrose Owuru, a presidential candidate of HDP, in 2019.
Owuwu is asking the court of appeal to stop the inauguration of Bola Tinubu, alleging that he was the winner of the 2019 presidential election and had not used his tenure.
The legal practitioner joined President Muhammadu Buhari, Abubakar Malami (AGF) and INEC as 1st to 3rd respondents.
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