US Embassy in Nigeria to be Closed January 9: "In Honour of Jimmy Carter"
- The US Mission to Nigeria will be closed on Thursday, January 9, 2025, to observe a Day of Mourning for former US President Jimmy Earl Carter
- The Mission urged Nigerians to join Americans in honouring the legacy of 'a leader who championed peace, democracy, and human rights'
- The date of when the US Embassy's offices in Abuja and Lagos will be reopened for regular operations following the closure has also been noted
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FCT, Abuja - The United States (US) Embassy in Abuja and the Consulate General in Lagos state will be closed on Thursday, January 9, 2025.
According to a statement by the US Mission to Nigeria on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, the temporary closure is to honour former US President Jimmy Carter, who died on December 29, 2024, at the age of 100.
Carter served one term in the White House from 1977 to 1981.
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The US Mission stated that it remembered the late Carter as a tireless advocate for peace, democracy, and human rights.
A section of the statement read:
"As the first US President to visit Nigeria, he strengthened US-Nigeria relations and supported Nigeria's democratic process. His legacy continues to inspire us."
The US Embassy in Nigeria will resume normal operations on Friday, January 10, 2025.
Jimmy Carter's funeral to be held on Thursday
Legit.ng also reported that on January 7, 2025, Carter's flag-draped casket arrived at the Capitol on a horse-drawn caisson after a funeral procession down Pennsylvania Avenue.
Family members followed on foot, nodding to Carter's walk down the boulevard during his 1977 inauguration. Cadets from the U.S. Naval Academy saluted the former Navy submarine officer.
Carter's remains will lie in state in the Rotunda of the Capitol for the next few days for members of Congress and the public to pay their respects.
His body will then travel by motorcade on Thursday, January 9, 2025, for a funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral.
Both President Joe Biden and the incoming US leader, Donald Trump, are expected to attend Carter's funeral service on Thursday morning, January 9.
Biden was expected to deliver the eulogy. After the funeral, Carter's remains will be flown back home to Georgia for his interring in his hometown of Plains.
Tinubu's tribute to Jimmy Carter
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria extended his condolences to the US government and its people after Carter's passing.
According to a statement by Bayo Onanuga, the Nigerian President's special adviser, the former American leader was called 'a beacon of service to humanity'.
Tinubu lauded Carter's significant contributions through The Carter Centre and his efforts to eliminate Guinea worm disease and river blindness in Nigeria.
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