By Peter Usman:
The Namibian High Commissioner to Nigeria and Cameroun, Dr. Peingeondjabi Shipoh has underscored Nigeria’s contributions to the liberation struggle in most parts of Africa.
Dr Shipoh, who is also Permanent Representative of Namibia to ECOWAS and Ambassador to Chad, lauded Nigeria for her role, particularly in the Namibian liberation struggle through various forms of assistance. These, he disclosed, include the education of young South West African Peoples Organization SWAPO students.
Dr. Shipoh, who schooled in Nigeria, was speaking with newsmen during a courtesy call by President Hage Geingob on Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari.
The Namibian President is in Nigeria as guest at a seminar in Lagos
President Geingob’s who was received upon arrival at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja by the Nigerian Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama was presented with the key to the City of Abuja, by the FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello and confered on him, the Honorary Citizenship of Abuja.
Upon receiving the key, President Geingob thanked his Nigerian counterpart for the honour and later highlighted the friendship between Nigerians and Namibians.
Elected in March, 2015, President Geingob’s first visited Nigeria during the inauguration of President Buhari.
“This is his second visit to Nigeria and it is a private one,” the High Commissioner stated.
Dr. Shipoh, who attended the Federal Government College Enugu, under a United Nation, UN arrangement, presented himself as a proud alumnus of the Nigerian high school system.
He noted that the long standing relationship between Nigeria and Namibia has manifested in various partnerships – political, economic and cultural.
He noted that a major fruit of this cooperation is the commencement of commercial flights by Namibian Airlines between Lagos and Namibia.
“We now operate four commercial flights weekly from Lagos to Windhoek,” he revealed.
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