The nine-member delegation of the United States President, Joe Biden billed to attend the inauguration of Nigeria’s President-elect, Bola Tinubu has arrived in Abuja, tha nation’s capital.
The team was welcomed to Nigeria on Sunday by the United States Mission in the West African country, barely 24 hours to the inauguration of Tinubu, a former Lagos governor, as Nigeria’s President.
Announcing their arrival in a tweet on its official handle, the U.S mission 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.”
METROWATCHXTRA.COM recalls that President Biden had named the nine-member delegation to attend the inauguration of Tinubu scheduled for Monday, May 29, in Abuja.
The U.S. delegation is led by Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, Marcia L. Fudge.
Other members of the delegation include Mr. David Greene, Chargé d’Affaires, a.i., U.S. Embassy Abuja; The Honorable Sydney Kamlager-Dove, United States Representative (D), California; The Honorable Marisa Lago, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, U.S. Department of Commerce; General Michael E. Langley, Commander of U.S. Africa Command; and The Honorable Enoh T. Ebong, Director, U.S. Trade and Development Agency.
Others are The Honorable Mary Catherine Phee, Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Department of State; The Honorable Judd Devermont, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for African Affairs, National Security Council and The Honorable Monde Muyangwa, Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Africa, U.S. Agency for International Development.