– Lagos state Governor, Babajide Sanwo- Olu said that Lagos state would be hosting the Global citizen festival in Lagos
– I stand before you this evening to join my brothers and sisters from Nigeria to announce to you that come September 26, 2020, we would be hosting the world
– I will encourage the Federal Government of Nigeria to invite leaders from countries in Africa and around the world to grace the occasion
Lagos state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said that lagos state would be hosting the Global Citizen Festival in Lagos, Nigeria, which is aimed to end extreme poverty by the year 2030.
He made the statement on Thursday night, in New York City, United States.
He said, “I stand before you this evening to join my brothers and sisters from Nigeria to announce to you that come September 26, 2020, we would be hosting the world. We would be hosting the Global Citizen Festival in Lagos, Nigeria. We are looking forward to it. It is the beginning of greater things to happen to us as people from West Africa and indeed the entire African continent.
“I will encourage the Federal Government of Nigeria to invite leaders from countries in Africa and around the world to grace the occasion.
“And as Governor of one of the 36 states in Nigeria, I will invite my colleagues to come and make commitments on behalf of nearly one hundred million poorest of the poor people in Nigeria so that by the year 2030, we would be writing a different story about the situation of the poor masses in the country.”
According to the CEO of Global citizen, Hugh Evans and CEO of Teneo, They said that the idea is to spread the message in a very loud and well-coordinated manner for every leader across the world to hear and for them to see the urgent need to commit their knowledge and material resources to help the poor.
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Artiste who have signed on to perform at the 2020 Global Citizen Festival in Nigeria include Usher Raymond, Pharell, D’banj, Tiwa Savage, Hold Space, Shawn Mendes among others.
The 10-hour live event will be supported by the Lagos State Government in partnership with Live Nation and Delivered Production Services.
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