PM Modi meets Indian expatriates.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, in the first phase of his three-nation tour. As soon as Prime Minister Modi arrived in Abuja on Saturday, the Indian expatriates present there welcomed him with drums. At the same time, he raised Modi-Modi slogans. The girls also performed cultural dances. Prime Minister Modi accepted the greetings of the people of the Indian community. People from the Indian community dressed in traditional clothes held the tricolor in their hands. During this, some people also took an autograph of PM Modi.
During this, Prime Minister Modi posted pictures on X and wrote that it was a great pleasure to see such a warm and lively welcome from the Indian community in Nigeria.
Excited to meet PM Modi
In fact, there was an atmosphere of excitement in the Indian expatriate community following the arrival of Prime Minister Modi. Many members of the migrant community were seen holding Indian flags and enthusiastically chanting ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’. Girish Jayakar, a member of the Indian expatriate community, said: “We are very excited to meet our Prime Minister.” This is his first visit to Nigeria. We welcome you.
An Indian Prime Minister arrived after 15 years
Ramesh Malik, another member of the Indian expatriate community, said that after 15 years, an Indian Prime Minister has arrived in Nigeria. We have high expectations from Prime Minister Modi because there is a need to improve relations between India and Nigeria. We hope that your visit produces some significant results. Ritu Aggarwal, a member of the Indian diaspora, said: Prime Minister Modi said my drawing is very good, took a pen and signed his photo.
There is also a lot of enthusiasm among the Nigerian people.
Jitendra Pandey said I had come from Lagos to meet Prime Minister Modi. We were very happy to meet him. There is a lot of excitement among the Nigerian people about the arrival of Prime Minister Modi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Nigeria on Sunday at the invitation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the first leg of his three-nation tour. This is the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Nigeria in 17 years.
Abuja ‘key to the city’ presented
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Abuja, Nigeria. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nesom Ezenwo Wike, warmly welcomed them. He presented the “keys to the city” of Abuja to the Prime Minister. The key is a symbol of the trust and respect extended by the Prime Minister. The Ministry of External Affairs also shared photographs of the Prime Minister’s welcome in the country.
Prime Minister Modi himself responded to a post about Tinubu’s ex, in which the Nigerian president said he was looking forward to welcoming the Indian prime minister. Tinubu said in his post that in our bilateral discussions efforts will be made to expand the strategic partnership between the two countries and increase cooperation in important areas. Prime Minister Modi, welcome to Nigeria.
thanked the president
Responding to the Nigerian President’s post from his official Twitter account, Prime Minister Modi shared photographs of himself stepping off the plane upon arrival and greeting dignitaries and people gathered at the airport. He said in the post that thank you, President Tinubu. He came to Nigeria some time ago. Grateful for the warm welcome. This visit will further deepen the bilateral friendship between our countries. Later, PM Modi shared more photos of his welcome in Abuja.
Happy heart to see the great welcome.
He said in a post that it warms my heart to see such a warm and vibrant welcome from the Indian community in Nigeria. In another post, he said, in Nigeria, the Marathi community expressed happiness over the fact that Marathi has been given the status of a classical language. It is truly commendable how they stay connected to their culture and roots. Marathi was also among the many languages that were granted classical status by the Union Cabinet last month.
PM Modi tweets: “It is heartwarming to see the Indian community in Nigeria extend such a warm and vibrant welcome.”
(Image source: Prime Minister Modi’s Twitter account) pic.twitter.com/7xwhrSAgHw
— AIN (@ANI) November 16, 2024
First trip to the West African region
This is Prime Minister Modi’s first visit to the West African region. He is on a five-day visit to Nigeria, Brazil and Guyana. From Nigeria he will go to Brazil. It will participate in the XIX G20 summit in Brazil as a member of the Troika. Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden will be among the leaders attending the summit in Rio de Janeiro on November 18-19.
India is part of the G20 troika along with Brazil and South Africa. In the third and final leg of his visit, Modi will visit Guyana from November 19 to 21 at the invitation of President Mohammed Irfan Ali. This will be the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Guyana in more than 50 years.
