The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) will on Saturday honour the former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Emeka Anyaoku, and the Liberia’s President Helen Johnson Sirleaf at its graduation ceremony, the commandant said.
The Commandant, Maj-Gen. Chukwuemeka Onwuamaegbu, said in Kaduna on Friday that the two personalities would be honoured at the graduation ceremony of 262 cadets of the NDA 59 Regular Course.
Gen Onwuamaegbu disclosed this when Gov. Patrick Yakowa of Kaduna State paid visited the academy, explaining that the graduands comprised cadets from the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Navy, Nigerian Air Force and two cadets from Liberia.
He said that Vice President Namadi Sambo would represent President Goodluck Jonathan on the occasion.
He said that security measures had been put in place to ensure a successful ceremony.
President Jonathan had on Friday held a closed door meeting with the Liberian President at the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe airport Abuja.
The details of the meeting were not disclosed to journalists.
