Buhari Expresses Gratitude to Mayor of Lisbon for Accommodating Nigerians Fleeing Ukrainian War
POLITICS DIGEST- President Muhammadu Buhari has met with Fernando Medina, Mayor of Lisbon and City Council Members, expressing heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to them for accommodating Nigerians fleeing the war in Ukraine.
The President also used the occasion to congratulate him and his party on their electoral victory and his emergence as the Mayor of Lisbon.
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The Nigerian leader who was on a State Visit to Portugal thanked Fernando Medina for graciously receiving the Nigerian delegation in the ‘beautiful and historic coastal city of Lisbon,’ commending the excellent manner the city is administered, as a prime global tourist destination.
‘‘The city of Lisbon shares a number of similarities with some Nigerian cities such as Lagos, the former capital of Nigeria, whose name was given by the Portuguese explorer Rui de Sequeira, who visited in 1472, naming the area around the city, Lago de Curamo, which means Lake of Curamo,” the President said.
The Mayor, while presenting the keys of the City of Lisbon to President Buhari, emphasised the cultural, historical, political and diplomatic ties between Lisbon and Abuja, describing the keys as “a token of respect and appreciation.”
