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Saudi Ambassador to Nigeria Adnan Bostaji after receiving the 5th Nigeria Festival Award on Sunda
The Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Nigeria, His Excellency Adnan Bostaji, was honoured at the 5th Nigeria Festival Awards on Sunday in Abuja.
The Chairman/CEO of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, presented him with the award.
The award was in recognition of the Ambassador’s efforts in Nigeria since his assumption of duties.
Hon. Dabiri-Erewa described the awards as being well deserved, commending the ambassador’s efforts in Nigeria, as well as his prompt intervention in securing the release of Zainab Aliyu, a Nigerian who was wrongly arrested and detained in Saudi Arabia for a crime she did not commit.
Former Minister of Defence, Mansour Dan Ali, Chairman of the Investment Promotion Authority in Nigeria, a representative of the governor of Kaduna State, a representative of the Governor of Kano State, a representative of the Minister of Communications, amongst other dignitaries, graced the event.
