President Of Togo Condoles With Nigeria Over Otedola Bridge Tanker Explosion

Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe Eyadema condoled with President Muhammadu Buhari in Katsina over the ghastly explosion caused by a fallen petrol tanker in Lagos on Thursday.

President Faure, who also doubles as the Chairman of the ECOWAS, visited President Buhari in Katsina on Friday to pass his heartfelt condolences. The Togolese president also used the opportunity to brief President Buhari on the latest developments in ECOWAS.

He, however, used the opportunity to commiserate with Nigeria over the Thursday’s Lagos tanker fire. President Faure said: “I came here in my capacity as Chairman of ECOWAS Authority to brief him on the different situations in our region – the situation in Guinea Bissau; the situation in Mali which is going to have presidential election at the end of July including my own situation in Togo.”

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