This was the 17th specified planetary grant conferred connected Modi by a country. (Photo: @narendramodi/X)
Nigeria connected Sunday conferred its second-highest nationalist grant – the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger – connected Prime Minister Narendra Modi, making him the 2nd overseas dignitary to person the distinction.
“Honoured to beryllium conferred with the ‘Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger’ Award by Nigeria. I judge it with large humility and dedicate it to the 140 crore radical of India and the relationship of India and Nigeria,” Modi said aft receiving the grant from Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The premier curate thanked the authorities and the radical of Nigeria for the honour.
This was the 17th specified planetary grant conferred connected Modi by a country.
Modi said the relations betwixt India and Nigeria are based connected communal cooperation, goodwill and respect.
“As 2 vibrant democracies with dynamic economies, we person been moving unneurotic for the well-being of the radical of some countries,” helium said.
Queen Elizabeth is the lone overseas dignitary who was awarded GCON successful 1969.
Modi said that successful his meetings with the Nigerian leadership, helium discussed successful item connected making communal practice much beardown and broad.
He said that caller possibilities person been identified successful the economy, energy, agriculture, security, fintech, tiny and medium-scale endeavor and taste sectors.
Modi said Nigeria has a precise large and affirmative relation successful Africa and adjacent practice with Africa has been a precocious precedence for India.
“India and Nigeria volition determination guardant unneurotic for the prosperity of the radical of some countries and the full African continent. We volition springiness value to the interests and priorities of the Global South, moving successful adjacent coordination,” helium said.
Modi is successful Nigeria connected the archetypal limb of his three-nation sojourn astatine the invitation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. This sojourn is the archetypal by an Indian premier curate to Nigeria successful 17 years.
On his accomplishment successful Nigeria connected Sunday, Prime Minister Modi was warmly welcomed by Minister for Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, who presented him with the ‘Key to the City’ of Abuja.
“The cardinal symbolises the spot and honour bestowed connected the premier curate by the radical of Nigeria,” the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said successful a station connected X.
From Abuja, Modi volition question to Brazil to be the G20 summit. His past destination volition beryllium Guyana.