The Vice President of the Republic of Colombia, Francia Márquez, arrived in Abuja on Saturday for a three-day official visit aimed at strengthening bilateral relations between Nigeria and Colombia.
Papers News reports that Márquez, who was accompanied by her husband, Mr. Rafael Yerney Pinillo Ocoró, was received at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport by senior Nigerian government officials.
On hand to welcome the Colombian Vice President were the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Uche Nnaji; Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim; Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory, Dr. Mariya Mahmud Bunkure; and the Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency, Mrs. Zubaida Umar.