{"id":1969,"date":"2025-12-05T20:29:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T20:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1969"},"modified":"2025-12-05T20:29:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T20:29:06","slug":"nigeria-provides-protection-to-guinea-bissau-opposition-candidate-amid-coup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1969","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria provides protection to Guinea-Bissau opposition candidate amid coup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Nigeria has placed Guinea-Bissau\u2019s opposition presidential candidate, Mr. Fernando Costa, under its protection following reports that his life is under threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr. Costa, the main challenger to President Umaro Embalo in the November 23 election, faced danger after soldiers seized power, halted the vote count, and imposed a nationwide curfew before the official results could be announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fireboy DML - iseoluwa (Official Video)\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jhR7EtqJ4LE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu approved Mr. Costa\u2019s protection inside the Nigerian Embassy in Bissau. The decision was formalized in a letter dated November 30, signed by Foreign Affairs Minister Yusuf Tuggar, and addressed to the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Mr. Omar Alieu Touray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the letter, Nigeria\u2019s action is a proactive measure to safeguard democracy and ensure the safety of political actors in Guinea-Bissau. It also urged ECOWAS to direct its Stabilisation Support Mission in Guinea-Bissau (ESSMGB) to provide additional security for Mr. Costa while he remains at the embassy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The letter states in part:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHis Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has graciously approved the provision of protection and security within the premises of the Nigerian Embassy in the Republic of Guinea-Bissau for Mr. Fernando Dia Da Costa. This decision is a proactive measure to ensure the safety of Mr. Da Costa in response to imminent threats to his life. It underscores our firm commitment to safeguarding the democratic aspirations and the sovereign will of the people of Guinea-Bissau.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nigeria\u2019s intervention reflects its commitment to protecting democratic processes and supporting political stability in the West African region. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2025\/12\/nigeria-provides-protection-to-guinea-bissau-opposition-candidate-amid-coup\/\">(Vanguard)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria has placed Guinea-Bissau\u2019s opposition presidential candidate, Mr. Fernando Costa, under its protection following reports that his life is under threat. Mr. Costa, the main challenger to President Umaro Embalo in the November 23 election, faced danger after soldiers seized power, halted the vote count, and imposed a nationwide curfew before the official results could [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1280,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[318,2385,2384,2315,424,2314,2386],"class_list":["post-1969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","tag-bola-ahmed-tinubu","tag-ecowas-commission","tag-fernando-costa","tag-guinea-bissau","tag-nigeria","tag-umaro-embalo","tag-yusuf-tuggar"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Nigeria provides protection to Guinea-Bissau opposition candidate amid coup - Tona Today<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Nigeria has placed Guinea-Bissau\u2019s opposition presidential candidate, Mr. Fernando Costa, under its protection following\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1969\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nigeria provides protection to Guinea-Bissau opposition candidate amid coup - 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