BREAKING: US' Antony Blinken Arrives Nigeria, Meets Tinubu, Details Emerge

• Antony Blinken, the US secretary of state, has arrived in Nigeria and met with President Bola Tinubu at the presidential villa
• It was learnt that the US secretary of state landed in the country at about 4.40 pm local time, which was 35 minutes later than his time of arrival
• Blinken was received by George Akume, the secretary to the government of the federation and Yusuf Tuggar, the Nigeria's minister of foreign affair

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FCT, Abuja - The United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has arrived in Nigeria to meet President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the presidential villa.

Blinken reportedly arrived in the country at about 4.40 pm local time, 35 minutes after his expected arrival time.

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He was received by the secretary to the government of the federation, Senator George Akume and the minister of foreign affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, the presidency announced.

Antony Blinken will speak to media after meeting Tinubu

It was gathered that due to his arrival being later than planned, his convoy went straight to the villa to meet up with the 6 pm appointment with President Tinubu.

Antony Blinken will address the media immediately after he meets with the President.

He will depart Abuja at about 10 pm for Lagos to meet with business owners and other Non-Governmental Organizations before leaving for Angola on Wednesday, January 24.

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He will depart for Angola tomorrow night. Nigeria is the 3rd country he is visiting on his Africa tour to build better bilateral relations and partnerships with the African continent.

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Blinken’s African tour is scheduled to take place between January 21 and 26, 2024.

The visit is a part of the US’ high-level engagement with Africa, with the secretary of state planning to travel to Cabo Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, and Angola after his visit to Nigeria.

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Legit.ng earlier reported that President Bola Tinubu has been commended for his leadership role in ECOWAS and for handling the political crisis rocking the Niger Republic.

Antony Blinken, the US secretary of state, disclosed that he put a call through to President Tinubu for the leadership prowess displayed in returning neighbouring Niger to democratic rule.

The commendation came shortly after the military junta in the Niger Republic agreed to have a peace talk with ECOWAS.

Source: Legit.ng