President Bola Tinubu on Monday in Lagos received the newly inaugurated President of the Republic of Benin, Romuald Wadagni.
According to a terse notice by the Presidency to State House correspondents, Tinubu received the Béninoise leader at his Ikoyi residence.
It is Wadagni’s first bilateral engagement with his Nigerian counterpart since taking office a week ago.
Wadagni, who was received on arrival by Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and led to the President’s residence, held a closed-door meeting with Tinubu that lasted nearly 30 minutes.
The details of the discussions were not immediately made public.
Wadagni’s visit comes days after his inauguration on May 24, 2026, when he succeeded President Patrice Talon following his victory in the April 12 presidential election.
Vice President Kashim Shettima had represented Tinubu at the inauguration ceremony.
Benin Republic, which shares a western border with Nigeria, is one of Nigeria’s closest neighbours and a key partner in ECOWAS regional cooperation, trade and security arrangements in the Gulf of Guinea.
Tinubu is the immediate past Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, a position he held from July 2023 to 2024.
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