Osinbajo to represent Nigeria at Liberia’s bicentennial celebrations
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Monday morning left Abuja for Monrovia, Liberia to represent President Muhammadu Buhari…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Monday morning left Abuja for Monrovia, Liberia to represent President Muhammadu Buhari at the formal launch of the year-long commemoration of the country’s Bicentennial Anniversary.
His spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement said Prof. Osinbajo will join other leaders across Africa and beyond to grace the event scheduled to hold today at the Samuel K. Doe Stadium in Monrovia.
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He said the Vice President will also attend other events later today in Monrovia as part of the Liberian national celebrations.
Akande said Prof. Osinbajo, who will be accompanied on the trip by the Minister of State Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Zubairu Dada; and Special Adviser to the President on Economic Matters, Dr. (Amb.) Adeyemi Dipeolu, is expected back in the country tomorrow, Tuesday, February 15.
The statement recalled that Liberia was founded in 1822 when freed black people started relocating to West Africa from the United States and on July 26, 1847, the country proclaimed its independence and became the Republic of Liberia.