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Ministry of Foreign Affairs Debunk rumours that the Republic of Benin is aspiring to be part of Nigeria - RoTV24

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Debunk rumours that the Republic of Benin is aspiring to be part of Nigeria

February 20, 2021 Add Comment 248 Views
Nigeria's Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama speaks at the Humanitarian Conference for Nigeria and the Lake Chad region in Oslo, Norway, February 24, 2017. / AFP / NTB Scanpix / Hakon Mosvold Larsen / Norway OUT (Photo credit should read HAKON MOSVOLD LARSEN/AFP via Getty Images)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has debunk the onion rumours about the Republic of Benin, aspiring to be part of Nigeria.

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In a press release signed by the spokesperson of the ministry Ferdinand Nwonye on Saturday 20th February, the Ministry described the information as misleading.

The statement reads;

The attention of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been drawn to misleading reports in the media that the Republic of Benin is aspiring to be the 37 State of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama in the presence of his counterpart from the Republic of Benin granted a Press Interview after a very fruitful meeting between Ministerial delegations from both countries and stated therein “… the President of Benin Republic said he would like the relations between the two countries to be so close as if Benin was the 37th State of Nigeria”.

The Federal Republic of Nigeria has no territorial ambition and has never aspired to make Benin or any country as part of Nigeria.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs was therefore quoted out of context and the general public should kindly disregard the wrong information.