Foreign dignitaries have begun to arrive in Abuja ahead of
the May 29 inauguration of Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima as president and
vice-president of Nigeria.
On Sunday, the United States embassy announced the arrival
of the US delegation appointed by President Joe Biden.
Tweeting the arrival of the 9-member team approved by the US
president, @UsinNigeria wrote, “Welcome to Nigeria! We are excited to receive
the delegation from @POTUS Biden, led by @SecFudge from the Department of
Housing and Urban Development, as they join us in Abuja for the inauguration of
President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu.”
Welcome to Nigeria! We are excited to receive the delegation from @POTUS Biden, led by @SecFudge from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, as they join us in Abuja for the inauguration of President-Elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu pic.twitter.com/BsHBQG1U0U
— U.S. Mission Nigeria (@USinNigeria) May 28, 2023
Last week, Biden appointed a nine-member delegation headed
by Marcia L. Fudge, US secretary of the department of housing and urban
development, as his representatives at the inauguration.
Fudge said she was honoured to lead the presidential
emissaries.
The Rwandan government also announced the arrival of
President Paul Kagame in Abuja to attend the handover ceremony.
“President Kagame has arrived in Abuja, Nigeria, where he will attend the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu @officialABAT alongside other Heads of State from around the world,” Rwanda’s presidency tweeted.
President Kagame has arrived in Abuja, Nigeria, where he will attend the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu @officialABAT alongside other Heads of State from around the world. pic.twitter.com/CRQwrLnRMW
— Presidency | Rwanda (@UrugwiroVillage) May 28, 2023
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has also reportedly
arrived for the ceremony.
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday, complete his
eight-year tenure and handover to Tinubu, the president-elect.
Earlier on Sunday, Buhari gave a farewell speech to
Nigerians touching on critical aspects of his two-term administration.
Movements around Eagle Square in Abuja, the venue of the handover and inauguration parade have been restricted from Friday till Tuesday.
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