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Presidency Says Nigeria Will Not Retaliate Embassy Demolition

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Nigerian Presidency has officially announced that Nigeria will not retaliate the demolition of the Nigeria Embassy in Accra. This was announced by the SSA to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu at the state house earlier today.

According to him, the decision was influenced by the apology tendered by the Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo over a phone conversation where he announced that two people have been arrested in connection to the crime.

Presidency Says Nigeria Will Not Retaliate Embassy Demolition

Garba Shehu expressed satisfaction over the leadership displayed by the Ghanaian President by taking responsibility for the demolition and apologising. He also pointed out that Nigeria and Ghana are the two leading economies in Nigeria and that this influenced the decision. He added that diplomacy is used in resolving matters like this. Garba concluded by saying that there will be no fight between Nigeria and Ghana as a result of this incident.

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Presidency Says Nigeria Will Not Retaliate Embassy Demolition