President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has conferred the national honours award of the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) on the visiting Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.
The president honoured the Prime Minister during the Nigeria/India Bilateral meeting held at the State House in Abuja.
He said the award was bestowed on the Indian leader to signify Nigeria’s appreciation and commitment to the Nigerian-Indian partnership.
The president said the invitation to the Indian Prime Minister was to rekindle and reclassify the existing relationship between Nigeria and India.
He said that the high-level engagement was intended to improve partnership between the two countries.
“Nigeria values its excellent relationship with India, and we work to deepen and broaden the same to the mutual benefit of our two friendly countries.
“You represent a very strong commitment in democratic values and norms, you have been doing a good job historically, winning three consecutive elections in a complex society is a feat that we respect so much.
“I will confer on you today, the Prime Minister of India, Nigeria’s National Honor, the Grand Commander of the Order of Niger. This signifies Nigerian appreciation and commitment to India as a partner,” he said.
Commiserating with Nigeria over the recent floods that ravaged several cities across the country, including the Maiduguri major flood incident, the Indian Prime Minister promised to support Nigeria with 20 tons of relief materials.
He said the relief materials would support the administration of President Tinubu on its ongoing humanitarian efforts.
Source: politics.einnews.com…
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