The Canadian Governor General , Rt. Hon Julie Payette has now arrived Lagos State and has been welcomed by the Governor of the state, Akinwunmi Ambode.
Rt. Hon Julie Payette is scheduled to inaugurate a new biosecurity laboratory in Lagos, located at the Mainland Hospital in Yaba, where the isolation unit used by the State Government to contain the 2014 Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak was located
After the inauguration, Payette would have a lunch discussion with members of the Lagos business community, where she would deliver brief opening remarks which would bring the business community together after which she would round off her visit with a reception for Arts and Culture Friends of Canada. The reception would see her meet with individuals who have made and continued to make exceptional efforts in promoting and enhancing the Canada-Nigeria relationship, adding that it would provide an opportunity to celebrate the vitality of the arts and culture scene in Lagos.