Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-Los Angeles, is among the nine-person U.S. presidential delegation that will attend Monday’s inauguration of Bola Tinubu as president of Nigeria.
The delegation to the Nigerian capital of Abuja is being led by Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia L. Fudge. It also includes Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, the commander of the U.S. Africa Command.
“We look forward to working with the incoming Tinubu administration to advance shared priorities and strengthen the U.S.-Nigeria relationship,” a White House official told City News Service.
“Our partnership with Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy and democracy, is built on strong people-to-people ties and shared interests and values, which include promoting economic growth, trade and investment; supporting Nigeria’s democratic institutions; countering terrorism; and tackling climate change.”
Tinubu was elected president of Africa’s most populous nation March 1, succeeding fellow All Progressives Congress member Muhammadu Buhari. Tinubu was governor of Lagos State from 1999-2007. He received a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Chicago State University in 1979. He has worked for Arthur Andersen, Deloitte, GTE Corp. and Mobil Oil.