Obaseki gets commendation from New York, Presidency

Obaseki gets commendation from New York, Presidency

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has garnered local and international acclaim; after commissioning Nigeria’s first pavilion at the 57th Venice Art Biennale.

Applauding him were Nigerian-born international journalist resident in the United States of America, Mr. Tunji Lardner and Head of President Muhammadu Buhari’s digital communication team, Mr. Tolu Ogunlesi, who, on Wednesday, commended the governor for his achievements in office and promoting Nigeria internationally.

Ogunlesi, a Nigerian journalist, poet, photographer, fiction writer, blogger, one of Nigeria’s most active Twitter users, tweeted at Governor Obaseki: “Thank you, governor; mighty proud of what you are doing.”

This was in response to the governor’s tweet on Wednesday: “Yesterday, I commissioned Nigeria’s first ever pavilion at the 57th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, which was the first time Nigeria would have a pavilion at the historical art biennale.” With over 331,000 twitter followers, Ogunlesi was appointed to the role of special assistant on Digital/New Media by President Buhari on February 18, 2016.

Lardner, an adjunct professor at the Columbia University School of Journalism, resident in New York, said: “Your Excellency, I throwey salute o! Well done so far… we hail una o! God bless!”