Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a three-nation visit, will be honoured with Nigeria’s second highest national honour ‘The Grand Commander of The Order of the Niger’.
Queen Elizabeth is the only foreign dignitary who has been awarded GCON in 1969.
This will be the 17th international award conferred on PM Modi by a foreign nation.
The Prime Minister on Sunday arrived in Nigeria on the first leg of his three-nation visit at the invitation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and received a warm welcome from the Indian diaspora. This visit is the first by an Indian PM to Nigeria in 17 years.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Abuja, Nigeria. Warmly welcomed by Minister for Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, who presented the prime minister with the ‘Key to the City’ of Abuja. The key symbolises the trust and honour bestowed on the prime minister by the people of Nigeria,” the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.
He will further travel to Brazil and Guyana in the next leg of his five-day tour.
Recently, Dominica announced to confer its highest national honour to the Prime Minister in recognition of his contributions to the country during the COVID-19 pandemic and his work to strengthen the relations between the two nations.
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President of Dominica Sylvanie Burton will confer the honour to PM Modi during the India-CARICOM Summit in Guyana from November 19 to 21.
