President Muhammadu Buhari on
Friday received double honours as the State of New Jersey and City of
Philadelphia gave him special citations in New York.
Buhari had made a presentation at
the ‘High-Level Roundtable on Corruption, Migration and Bridging Africa’s
Infrastructure Gap’, a programme on the margins of the 73rd United Nations
General Assembly.
After his presentation, Diane
Campbell, representing Sen. Turner of New Jersey, then stepped forward and read
a citation of Buhari, acknowledging his military, professional and political
strides.
The Nigerian leader, who was
surprised and least expected the honour at such a high-level meeting, stood
straight and still, as the hall erupted in an applause.
The Chairman, Nigerian Coalition
for Business Development and Investment, Dr Jude Iheoma, also read a citation
of Buhari on behalf of the City of Philadelphia.
Present to witness the honour
were international investors and captains of industry, Ministers,
Directors-General and Dr Ibrahim Mayaki, Chief Executive Officer of the New
Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) International.
Mrs Gloria Akobundu, head of
NEPAD Nigeria; Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, former Minister of External Affairs; and
top senior government officials from Nigeria were also present at the event.
Mr Femi Adesina, Special Adviser
to the President on Media and Publicity, in a statement on the unexpected
honours bestowed on the Nigerian leader said: “Truly, nothing succeeds like
success”.
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