The Federal Government of Nigeria through the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, said the President of Benin Republic, Patrice Talon, has expressed readiness for the country to be part of Nigeria and become its ’37th state’.
The Minister who stated this shortly after a close door meeting with the Beninoise Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Aurelien Agbenonci, said the Beninoise President gave the offer when he visited President Muhammadu Buhari few weeks ago.
The Minister in his words said;
“The President of Benin said as far as they are concerned, they want (not just saying it like that) but in reality, Benin should be the 37th state of Nigeria.
“We should really be one. They charged us to come together at ministerial level, to work out a framework for a sustainable relationship.”
Onyeama added that both Presidents of the two African nations discussed agreements between the two countries on how to put the issues of smuggling to an end.
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