Nigeria’s High Commissioner-designate to India, Saidu Muhammad, has assumed office in New Delhi.
He formally took up the position on Thursday, days after his arrival in India with his spouse, Rukayya Muhammad.
According to a statement made available to PUNCH Online on Saturday, Muhammad was received at the Indira Gandhi International Airport by officials of the Nigerian High Commission, representatives of India’s Ministry of External Affairs, members of the Nigerian community and several African heads of mission accredited to India, ahead of his assumption of duty.
Declaring his assumption of office before High Commission staff and members of the Nigerian community, Muhammad said the moment marked his return to a country he had known for almost two decades.
“Twenty years ago I was here as a young officer writing for my first promotion exams overseas, which I am happy again to have come back for the second time in 2009
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