Buhari extols Guinea Bissau President for 'Putting National interest above his own'

Buhari extol Guinea Bissau President for 'Putting National interest above his own'

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday praised the outgoing President Mario Vaz of Guinea Bissau for putting National interest above his own, saying that “ history will remember him” even as the Nigerian leader emphasized that he “cared for peace within the region”

This is just as Buhari reiterated his desire for stability, peace, progress and prosperity in the entire West African sub-region.

The statement is coming against the attacks from the Islamic State of West Africa (ISWAP) led Boko Haram attacks against Nigeria and some countries

A statement by Presidential Spokesman, Garba Shehu, said the President made the remarks while responding to Umaro Muhktar Sissoco Embalo, the President-elect of Guinea Bissau, who came to Nigeria on a “thank you visit” and to express his “good wishes” following his emergence as winner in the keenly contested, just-concluded elections in his country.

President Buhari said, “Without stability, there can be no development. We will do whatever it will take to stabilize the sub-region.”

President Buhari commended the out-going President, José Mário Vaz, himself a candidate in the elections for supporting the emergence of Embalo in the second round of balloting “in the interest of peace and stability.”