CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will handle a joint sitting of the St Lucia parliament on June 30, Deputy Prime Minister Dr Ernest Hilaire has mentioned.
He advised Parliament that the session will happen on the William Jefferson Clinton Ballroom at Sandals Grande, in Gros Islet, north of right here, as a part of President Tinubu’s official state go to from June 28 to July 4.
Hilaire advised legislators that Tinubu’s itinerary would come with further official engagements, saying, “he can even have a few different official actions, and additional particulars shall be shared with the general public at a later date.”
Hilaire urged St. Lucians to increase a heat welcome to the Nigerian head of state, saying, “We’ve an amazing fame, particularly within the tourism business, for internet hosting friends in St. Lucia
“For a few years, St. Lucians have known as for stronger ties with Africa, given our heritage. And right here, we’ve got a possibility to host one among our extra excellent leaders of an African nation, on this case, Nigeria. We need to attraction to the general public and to everybody to point out that graciousness that we’ve gotten accustomed to,” he added.
“In transferring this decision for a joint sitting, all of us stay up for the message that the president will convey to the individuals of St. Lucia. Please settle for prematurely all our apologies for any inconvenience, and I ask that the general public cooperate with all lawful instructions given by the police.”
Earlier this week, Prime Minister Phillip J. Pierre prolonged an invite to the leaders of the Organisation of Jap Caribbean States (OECS) to go to St. Lucia throughout Tinubu’s go to for formal talks to discover avenues for cooperation in areas corresponding to financial improvement, schooling, infrastructure, and diplomatic alternate.
The OECS includes the islands of Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Montserrat, the British Virgin Islands, and Anguilla.
