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Title of Honorary Citizenship of Nigeria Awarded to Kim Jong Un
Pyongyang, April 1 (KCNA) -- The dear respected Kim Jong Un was awarded the title of honorary citizenship of Damaturu City, Yobe State of Nigeria.

A ceremony of conveying the certificate of the citizenship took place at the presidential guesthouse in the city on March 25.

Present there were personages of the city administration and members of the DPRK group for technological cooperation working in Nigeria.

The governor of the city administration said at the ceremony:

H.E. Kim Jong Un, supreme leader of the Korean people, is successfully carrying forward the cause of the preceding leaders and wisely leading the Korean people with his tireless efforts, extraordinary leadership ability and warm humanity.

He is steering the cause of building a thriving nation to victory with strong pluck and grit despite hostile forces' unprecedented provocations and manifold difficulties.

Our city administration hopes that the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries will steadily grow stronger.

We deem it the greatest honor to hold Kim Jong Un as an honorary citizen who is making a great contribution to the progress and prosperity of mankind and the global peace and security in the wake of registering President Kim Il Sung and leader Kim Jong Il as honorary citizens.

The certificate of the honorary citizenship presented to Kim Jong Un was conveyed to the head of the DPRK group for technological cooperation.

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