Nigerian Foreign Affairs minister, Geoffrey Onyeama has said the President of Benin Republic, Patrice Talon, has expressed readiness for his country to be part of Nigeria.
According to a report by Daily Trust, Onyeama, who stated this shortly after a close door meeting with Beninoise Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Aurélien Agbenonci, said the Beninoise president gave the offer when he visited President Muhammadu Buhari, a few weeks back.
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Speaking further, Onyeama said, both presidents also discussed agreements between the two countries on how best to put issues of smuggling to an end, as a follow up to the presidents’ meeting.
