Guinea Bissau Hails Nigeria for Supporting her Electoral Process

November 16, 2018

Guinea Bissau has expressed gratitude to Nigeria for assisting her in the area of voter registration and preparations for its general elections.

Visiting President of Guinea Bissau, Jose Mario Vaz declared his country’s appreciation while briefing Journalists at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, soon after a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari.

He said is country had to shift its election earlier slated for November 18, due to unavoidable reasons.

President Vaz said he was in Abuja to discuss the issue with President Buhari and he was ready to implement the suggestions he got form his Nigerian counterpart.

“I was given some useful advice and Nigeria has been a great supporter of the process in Guinea Bissau; the voter registration process going on. I was well received and the advice I got form him would be applied fully. I am very happy about our discussions,” he said.

The Guinea Bissau President said he was in Abuja to see President Buhari in his capacity as the current Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States ECOWAS.

He said: “I came to see him as my elder brother, to seek his advice and experience because we in Africa, we respect our older ones. I briefed him about the situation in Guinea Bissau, the voters registration going on. As the international community is already aware, that our country was expected to hold its election on the 18th of November but we came to the conclusion that it will not be possible and that is why I came to see my elder brother to seek his advice.”

President Vaz, who said he was going back home very encouraged, thanked the government and people of Nigeria for the warm reception he received.

Nigeria recently approved donated of the sum of five hundred thousand dollars, election kits and vehicles to Guinea Bissau, to aid the smooth conduct of elections in that country.