The President of the United States, Joe Biden, has announced a nine-member delegation that will attend the inauguration of Bola Tinubu, the President-elect of Nigeria on May 29. The ceremony, which will occur at the Eagle Square in Abuja, will have the presence of world leaders such as heads of states, past presidents, diplomats, heads of international organizations, representatives of foreign governments and agencies, among others.
The delegation to the inauguration will be led by Marcia L. Fudge, the Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. Other members of the delegation include David Greene, Chargé d’Affaires, a.i., U.S. Embassy Abuja, Honorable Sydney Kamlager-Dove, United States Representative, Honorable Marisa Lago, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, U.S. Department of Commerce, General Michael E. Langley, Commander of the 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.
In addition to the inauguration ceremony, former Kenya President, Uhuru Kenyatta, will deliver a lecture on May 27 with the caption “Deepening Democracy for Integration and Development” as part of the programs slated for the occasion. Similarly, Bola Tinubu will be conferred with the Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic, while the Vice-President-elect, Kashim Shettima, will be honoured with the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger by the outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday.
In summary, Bola Tinubu’s inauguration ceremony is poised to attract global attention, as Biden leads a delegation of seasoned US officials to the event as a show of its support for Nigeria.
