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| UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon |
THE UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, on Thursday received a letter of invitation from President Goodluck Jonathan to attend activities marking the nation’s centenary scheduled for February 27.
The UN Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the UN Deputy Secretary-General, Jan Eliasson, received the invitation on behalf of Ban who was in Kuwait for a fund raising conference to support the Syrian people.
However, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Martin Uhomoibhi, delivered the invitation also accompanied by Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Prof. Joy Ogwu and the Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Amb. Usman Sarki.
Speaking with reporters, Uhomoibhi described the letter as ``a very special letter from Mr. President, inviting the UN Secretary-General to do all he can to be present at the centenary celebration.
''There is a role for the Secretary-General’s office to deliver a goodwill message for Nigerians''.
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