Political consultations are intensifying in Guinea-Bissau as the February 27 deadline for President Umaro Sissoco Embalo’s mandate approaches.

Opposition leaders Nuno Gomes Nabiam and Domingos Simões Pereira are set to meet on Saturday to strategize their stance.

The opposition demands Embalo’s departure, insisting on an interim president until elections at year-end.

Meanwhile, ECOWAS is expected in Bissau from February 23 to 28 for mediation efforts.