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Osinbajo attends inauguration of President Bio
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vice president yemi osinbajo on saturday left abuja to attend the inauguration of president julius bio in freetown sierra leone1 according to a statement by mr laolu akande the senior special assistant on media and publicity to the vice president osinbanjo is expected to abuja later in the evening1 bio won the countrys presidential run-off election on march 311 nan reports that the presidents of guinea liberia ivory coast ghana senegal burkina faso and gambia have been confirmed to attend the ceremony1 also on the lineup is a list of nollywood stars from nigeria among them omotola jalade ekeinde mercy johnson osita iheme of aki and paw paw fame as well as john okafor better known as mr ibu1 the nigerian music sensation davido is also billed to attend1 the new sierra leonean first lady fatima bio who is herself into showbiz is thought to be the host of the artists whom she has worked with in the film industry1 there will be government delegations from other countries outside africa notably the u.s. where president donald trump last week named a delegation headed by the head of peace corps to fly to freetown to partake in the event1 the inauguration comes a little over a month after bio was sworn onto office following his electoral victory on march 311 the occasion also coincides with the 56th birthday anniversary of the president. nan1