Wike Confers Honorary Citizenship to Visiting Senegalese President
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, has received the visiting President of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye who is visiting Nigeria.
Details of the Senegalese leader’s visit was contained in a statement endorsed by the Director of Press, Office of the Minister, Anthony Ogunleye, in Abuja.
According to him, welcoming the Senegalese President on his arrival at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Thursday, May 16, 2024, on behalf of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the FCT Minister conferred on him the honorary citizenship of Abuja with the presentation of the symbolic key to the city.
The Minister explained that the key confers on the Senegalese President all the rights and privileges of a citizen.
It serves also as a mark of respect for the strong friendship and cordial relationship between Nigeria and Senegal.
