Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has conferred on the President of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, the honorary citizenship of Abuja with the presentation of the symbolic key to the capital city.
Wike performed the ceremony while welcoming the Senegalese President when he arrived at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on behalf of President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday.
The minister said that the symbolic key confers on the Senegalese President all the rights and privileges of a citizen of the FCT.
It served also as a mark of respect for the strong friendship and cordial relationship between Nigeria and Senegal.
LEADERSHIP reports that President Faye arrived Nigeria on Thursday to meet with President Tinubu, who is the chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).