Late Nigerian Diplomat Honoured by Spain
Oru Leonard
The Kingdom of Spain has honoured a former Nigerian Ambassador to Spain, Ademola Seriki, who died late last year while serving in the Kingdom.
The Civil Merit Award was delivered to the family of the deceased envoy by the Spanish Foreign Minister, Jose Manuel Álvares, in Abuja on Thursday, through the wife Late Ademola, Mrs Wosilat Seriki, and his son, Wale Seriki.
During the Award ceremony, the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs extolled the sterling qualities of the late Ademola Seriki whom he noted contributed a lot in forging an excellent relationship between Nigeria and Spain.
The Spanish Minister was in Nigeria as part of the efforts to deepen bilateral relations with Nigeria on issues of security, renewable energy, agriculture, maritime security, trade and investment.
In his remarks, the Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, said the late Seriki bagged the Award in recognition of the enormous efforts he made in strengthening the relationship between both countries and moving it to another level.
“This morning the Minister came and personally on behalf of the King of Spain presented a posthumous National Honor to Ambassador Ademola Seriki which was received by his wife and his son and this really showed not just the appreciation of the Spanish government for the excellent work Ambassador Seriki has done to Nigeria but the appreciation of his personal qualities,” Onyeama stated.
