The Prime Minister of Saint Lucia said the Government of Saint Lucia is pleased to announce that the Governor General has conferred the title of Knight Commander of the Order of Saint Lucia, KCOSL, upon Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.


Acting on the advice of the Government, the conferment was approved by the Governor General of Saint Lucia, in recognition of President Tinubu’s exceptional leadership on the African continent, his commitment to advancing South-South cooperation, and his efforts at rekindling cultural, historical, and diplomatic ties with the Caribbean.


Tinubu, who is on a historic state visit to Saint Lucia as part of a broader diplomatic tour of the Caribbean and South America, becomes one of the few African leaders to receive the prestigious title.


Tinubu’s honour also comes amid a growing regional embrace of Nigeria’s re-engagement policy under the Renewed Hope Agenda, which seeks to reposition Africa’s largest democracy as a leader in global diplomacy and cultural diplomacy.