By David Iorja (ABUJA) –
Nigeria’s Ambassador to Greece, Mrs. Opunimi Akinkugbe, has promised to strengthen bilateral ties between the two countries in the maritime, tourism, education, and security sectors.
The envoy told reporters in Abuja on Friday that President Muhammadu Buhari appointed her as a substantive Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic after several years without an Ambassador in Greece.
She stated that the appointment demonstrates the Nigerian government’s desire to elevate the level of relationship between the two countries.
“I commented on the existence of long-standing Nigeria-Greece relations, a number of Greek related businesses have been established in Nigeria for decades that continue to thrive and create thousands of jobs, such as Leventis, Mandilas, NBC, Flour Mills, PZ, among others.
“My mandate as the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is therefore to expand the already existing cordial relationship between both countries, particularly in areas of Maritime, tourism, education, security, and others,” she said.
As a result, the envoy congratulated President Katerina Sakellaropoulou on becoming the Hellenic Republic’s first female president.
Akinkugbe was confirmed as an ambassador representing Ondo state in July 2020, according to reports.
On June 16, she was received by President Sakellaropoulou at the Presidential Mansion in Greece for the presentation of her Letters of Credence.
