The President of the United States, Joe Biden has announced the delegation to grace the May 29 inauguration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Nigeria’s President-elect.
In a statement from the Whitehouse on Monday, Biden disclosed that Honorable Marcia L. Fudge, Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, will lead the delegation.
Other members of the presidential delegations are Mr David Greene, Chargé d’Affaires, a.i., US Embassy Abuja, the Honorable Sydney Kamlager-Dove, United States Representative (D), California, the Honorable Marisa Lago, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, US Department of Commerce, General Michael E. Langley, Commander of US Africa Command, the Honorable Enoh T. Ebong, Director, US Trade and Development Agency, the Honorable Mary Catherine Phee, Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of African Affairs, US 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.
JomogNews Nigeria had reported that about 65 world leaders are expected to grace Tinubu’s inauguration on Monday, May 29, 2023.
Tinubu, 71, was elected Nigeria’s 16th president on Feb 25, 2023. His victory is being challenged at the election petition tribunal by Atiku Abubakar of the PDP and Peter Obi of the Labour Party who polled second and third respectively.
