Vice-President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Cotonou, the
commercial capital of Benin Republic, to represent President Bola Tinubu at the
inauguration of President-elect Romuald Wadagni.
Wadagni, who previously served as Benin Republic’s finance
minister, secured a landslide victory in the country’s presidential election
held on April 12, marking a significant political transition in the West
African nation.
The inauguration ceremony is scheduled to hold on Sunday at
the presidential palace in Cotonou.
In a statement issued by Stanley Nkwocha, spokesperson to
the vice-president, the Nigerian delegation joined other African leaders,
diplomats and foreign dignitaries attending the event.
The statement said Shettima’s visit highlights the
longstanding diplomatic and economic relationship between Nigeria and Benin
Republic, particularly in the areas of trade, border cooperation and regional
security.
Nigeria and Benin Republic are members of the Economic
Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and maintain close ties on regional
integration and security collaboration.
Meanwhile, Nigerian troops have been deployed to strategic
locations across Cotonou ahead of the inauguration.
According to Zagazola Makama, a counterinsurgency
publication focused on the Lake Chad region, the soldiers were deployed as part
of coordinated regional security arrangements to secure the inauguration venue
and other vulnerable locations within the city.
The publication said surveillance and patrol operations had
been intensified around major routes, government facilities, strategic
installations and the Presidential Palace ahead of the ceremony.
The inauguration is expected to attract several heads of
government and international delegations from across Africa and beyond.
Activities lined up for the event include official state
ceremonies, the transfer of presidential insignia and a ceremonial procession
linked to events in Porto-Novo, the administrative capital of Benin Republic.
Shettima is expected to return to Nigeria after the
inauguration activities.
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