Ambassador salutes Tinubu, hails $2.29m research award winners

Ambassador Daduut flanked by Nigerian students and residents during the celebration in Seoul, South Korea

Nigeria’s Ambassador to South Korea, Prof. Nora Ladi Daduut, has congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and commended his administration for its efforts towards developing and sustaining the developmental strides across the country.

Daduut said, “I congratulate and commend His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and his government for the progress made in developing and sustaining the country.”

According to her, the progress is being achieved through the administration’s strategic plan built around the four Ds founded on: Demography, Development, Democracy, and Diaspora.

The Plateau State-born ambassador also called on Nigerians living in South Korea to uphold and project the good image of Nigeria through peaceful coexistence.

Daduut said, “I call on all Nigerians in South Korea to uphold and project the good image of Nigeria through peaceful coexistence.”

She made these remarks through a statement made available to newsmen in Jos on Wednesday and signed by Daduut, the Ambassador herself, while marking Nigeria’s independence anniversary.

The statement which read in parts noted that the celebration was low-key but colourful and provided an opportunity for Nigerians in South Korea to come together and celebrate their country.

It also touched on the six Nigerian student researchers who were presented with letters of commendation in recognition of their academic and research achievements, which Daduut said had made Nigeria proud.

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The statement further revealed that Daduut honoured the Nigerian students who secured research grants totalling $2.29 million from the National Research Foundation of Korea during the country’s 66th Independence Anniversary celebration in Seoul that

The celebration  brought together Nigerian families, students and friends of Nigeria in South Korea, who all gathered to hail the students’ academic achievements and mark the ambassador’s first 100 days in office among the highlights of the event.

Earlier, the President of Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation, South Korea, Mr Anthony Achusim, had congratulated President Tinubu on the occasion of the Independence Anniversary.

Achusim also congratulated Daduut on her milestones in her first 100 days in office and reiterated that there were great opportunities available to Nigerians in South Korea.

Similarly, the President of Nigerian Students Association in South Korea, Dr Anis Rabiu, commended Nigerian students for their hard work and dedication, particularly the six researchers whose success brought recognition to the Nigerian community.

Rabiu equally commended Daduut, who was a former Senator representing Plateau South constituency, for her achievements since assuming office.

The statement added that the celebration featured a presentation on Daduut’s first 100 days in office, highlighting activities and milestones recorded since she assumed duty.

The event ended with a dinner featuring Nigerian dishes and music, as members of the Nigerian community and their guests celebrated the anniversary and the achievements of Nigerian students in South Korea.