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By Idris Shaba
- May 23, 2023
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- Political
President Joe Biden of the United States has disclosed the members of his delegation who will be present at the inauguration of President-elect Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on May 29th. Esteemed world leaders, including heads of state, have received invitations to grace the occasion at Eagle Square in Abuja, where Tinubu will be inaugurated as Nigeria’s 16th President. The event is also expected to be attended by former presidents, diplomats, heads of international organizations, as well as representatives from foreign governments and agencies.
President Biden, in a statement released on the White House website on Monday night, announced a delegation of nine individuals who will be attending the inauguration. Leading the delegation will be Marcia L. Fudge, the Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
President-elect Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu
The members of the presidential delegation are as follows: Mr. David Greene, Chargé d’Affaires, a.i., U.S. Embassy Abuja; Honorable Sydney Kamlager-Dove, United States Representative (D), California; 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; Honorable Enoh T. Ebong, Director, U.S. Trade and Development Agency; Honorable Mary Catherine Phee, Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Honorable Judd Devermont, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for African Affairs, National Security Council; and Honorable Monde Muyangwa, Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Africa, U.S. Agency for International Development.
As part of the inauguration program, former President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, will deliver a lecture titled “Deepening Democracy for Integration and Development” on May 27th.
Additionally, on Thursday, Tinubu will be conferred with the Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic, while Vice-President-elect Kashim Shettima will be honored with the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger by outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari.
