US Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Marcia Fudge has expressed delight at attending the inauguration ceremony of Nigeria’s President-Elect, Bola Tinubu.
Gatekeepers News reports that Fudge was appointed as the head of a nine-member delegation by US President Joe Biden, to attend the May 29 inauguration.
The delegation lead said in a tweet, “I am honored to lead the presidential delegation to Nigeria to attend the inauguration of His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu.”
https://twitter.com/SecFudge/status/1661446971733823500?t=Eti5I2-TB1aP8rZHMMPsuQ&s=19
Other members of the US delegation to Nigeria are as follows:
Chargé d’affaires, a.i., U.S. Embassy Abuja – David Greene
United States Rep (D), California – Sydney Kamlager-Dove
Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, US Department of Commerce – Marisa Lago
Commander of US Africa Command – Michael E. Langley
Director, US Trade and Development Agency – Enoh T. Ebong
Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of African Affairs, US Department of State – Mary Catherine Phee
Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for African Affairs, National Security Council – Judd Devermont
Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Africa, US Agency for International Development (USAID) – Monde Muyangwa
Meanwhile, Tinubu’s emergence as president-elect is being challenged at the election petition tribunal by Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) who came second and third respectively.
