The delegation that US President Joe Biden will send to the inauguration of Bola Tinubu has been announced.
No fewer than 65 world leaders, including Heads of State, have been invited to attend the inauguration of Tinubu, according to MBD.
On May 29 in Eagle Square, Abuja, the former governor of Lagos State will take the oath of office as Nigeria’s 16th president.
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Past presidents, diplomats, leaders of international organisations, well-known Nigerians, and officials of foreign governments and organisations are also anticipated at the nation’s seventh transition ceremony.
The inauguration programmes will begin on Thursday with the investiture of Tinubu with the Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic and the Vice-President-elect, Kashim Shettima, as the Grand Commander of Order of the Niger.
Representatives of Nigeria’s traditional allies such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, China, Germany, Finland, Jamaica, Japan, Israel, Turkey and several others are expected at the high-profile event.
Ahead of the inauguration, Biden, in a statement released on the White House website on Monday night, announced a nine-member delegation for the event.
The delegation will be led by Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, Marcia L. Fudge.
Below are members of the Presidential Delegation:
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
The Honorable Enoh T. Ebong, Director, U.S. Trade and Development Agency
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
The Honorable Monde Muyangwa, Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Africa, U.S. Agency for International Development.
The former president of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, will give a lecture on “Deepening Democracy for Integration and Development” on May 27 as part of the planned events for the inauguration.
Additionally, there will be a Regimental Dinner in the Commander-in-Chief’s honour on Tuesday, May 23, a Valedictory Federal Executive Council meeting on May 24, a Public Lecture and Juma’at prayer at the National Mosque on May 26, a Children’s Day Parade and Party on May 27, and an Interdenominational Church Service at the National Christian Centre on May 28.
Also scheduled for May 28 is the Inauguration Dinner/Gala Night at the State House Conference Centre, while May 29 will see the inauguration procession at Eagle Square and the swearing-in of the president-elect and vice president-elect.
The State House Banquet Hall will host a post-inauguration luncheon exclusively for the President, his fellow presidents, heads of state, and invited guests.
