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Acting President Yemi Osinbajo met with Umoru Embalo, prime minster of Guinea Bissau, at the Kaduna International Airport, on Thursday.

The trip was Osinbajo’s first visit to Kaduna after the closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

The meeting between the two leaders held at the Nigerian Air Force Base, Kaduna.

In an interview with journalists after the meeting, Osinbajo pledged Nigeria’s commitment to resolving the political crisis in Gunea Bissau.

“We will continue to engage until this issue is resolved, we think that an active stakeholder, ECOWAS will be able to resolve it very soon,” he said.

“And we hope that in a very short time, we will resolve that with other parties involved.

“Guinea Bissau and Nigeria have been partners and friends for a very long time and we are actively involved in the situation there.

“We collaborate with Guinea Bissau on economic issues, security and even political issues as you can see. And that’s why this consultation has taken place”.

On his part, Embalo explained that he was in Nigeria to visit the acting president as well as seek advice from him.

“You know that our relationship with Nigeria did not start today, it was during our struggle and liberation,” he said.

“Nigeria is always supporting us and that is why I am here to explain to the acting president about the political situation in Guinea Bissau.”