BEVERLY HILLS, October 29, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday received the Governor General Of Canada, Julie Payette.
Ms Payette was received at the courtyard of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, alongside officials in her entourage.
She is scheduled to address journalists after the meeting with President Buhari.
Thereafter, she will deliver a lecture at the National Space Research and Development Centre Agency.
The Governor General of Canada is the Federal Vice-Regal representative of the Canadian, that is Queen Elizabeth the second of England.
Payette will also inaugurate a biosecurity laboratory in Lagos.
A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Habib Aruna, said the biobank was located at the Mainland Hospital, Yaba.
It was where the isolation unit used by the government to contain the 2014 Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak was located.
According to the statement, the laboratory, funded by Canada in partnership with the state government, would serve as a repository for high-concentration pathogens.
“It will also help the state mitigate post-EVD threats and build capacity for prevention, detection and response to future outbreaks in Nigeria and West Africa.
The statement said Health Commissioner Dr. Jide Idris would be part of the delegation to accompany Governor Ambode to receive Hon. Payette at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos and unveil the new facility.
According to the statement, after the inauguration, the governor-general would visit students participating in the CodeLagos computer literacy programme.
“Her Excellency will visit Akande Dahunsi Memorial Senior High School to interact with students taking part in the CodeLagos programme and talk to them about her background in informatics. Members of the Canadian delegation will give presentations on their experience and career in other classrooms,” the statement said.
The CodeLagos programme running in public and private schools is an initiative of the Ministry of Education aimed at educating over one million residents for the future of work – by teaching how to write code and creatively solve problems.
The statement added that the visitor would have a lunch discussion with members of the Lagos business community, where she would deliver brief opening remarks, which would bring the business community together.
It said she would conclude her visit with a reception for Arts and Culture Friends of Canada.
The statement said the reception would enable her meet individuals, who have made and continued to make exceptional efforts in promoting and enhancing the Canada-Nigeria relationship, adding that it would provide an opportunity to celebrate the vitality of the arts and culture scene in Lagos.
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