Veteran journalist, Dele Momodu, has been conferred with the honorary citizenship of Atlanta the state of Georgia, United States.
Posting a certificate of the conferment, the politician shared the news via his Instagram page on Sunday.
Signed by Brad Raffensperger, Georgia’s Secretary of State, the certificate described Momodu as an “outstanding citizen” who is to be “afforded every courtesy as a Goodwill Ambassador from Georgia in his travels to other states, to nations beyond the borders of the United States of America, or wherever he may hereafter travel or reside.”
Momodu appreciated the gesture, despite his inability to be physically present at the ceremony.
“Though I couldn’t personally receive this honor in Atlanta, Georgia, I most sincerely appreciate the thoughtfulness and kind gestures behind it,” he wrote in the caption.
