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As arrangements for
Nigeria’s 50th golden jubilee celebration heat up, some Heads of State
and representatives from invited countries on Tuesday landed at the
presidential wing of the Murtala Mohammed Airport (MMA), Lagos.

Somkid Jatusriptak,
the deputy prime minster of Thailand, who is one of the visiting Heads
of State invited to join in the celebration of Nigeria@50, arrived the
presidential lounge of the Lagos airport in the early hours of
yesterday, amidst tight security.

Joseph Kabila,
President of Democratic Republic of Congo, was the second to arrive the
presidential wing of the Lagos airport and was received by both
protocol officers of the VIP, heavily armed security operatives,
diverse cultural dancers and top state executives.

Mr Kabila flew into
Nigeria on board his country’s presidential aircraft, at about 3.30pm.
The Duke of Gloucester, Prince Richard, who is to represent the Queen
of England at the golden jubilee celebrations, also landed at the Lagos
international airport around 6pm, on a British Airways Aircraft.

The guests and
their respective entourages were entertained by the various cultural
groups that performed at the presidential wing of the airport amid
stringent security from the police, military personnel and State
Security Service operatives.

Richard Aiseubeogun, managing director of the airports authority,
last week disclosed that the Nigerian airports where major upgrades of
facilities are going in preparation for the country’s 50th anniversary
include: Lagos, Abuja, Minna, Kaduna, Ilorin, Kano, and Port Harcourt.