Nigerian-born Victor Agunbiade has taken to social media to celebrate his promotion to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander in the US Navy and shared the invite.

Agunbiade, who holds a doctorate degree in management, shared the invite on Wednesday, with a caption “You are cordially invited!”.

You are cordially invited! pic.twitter.com/SPpU8L3YpV
— victor agunbiade (@segunvictor73) April 27, 2023

Many Nigerians have swamped his comment section to congratulate him on his landmark achievement.

The event, which is hybrid, would be coming up on May 1, 2023 at NSA Mid South Naval Base, Chapel Ceremonial Hall, 5722 Integrity Drive, Bldg #S-771, Millington TN 38054.

Agunbiade left Nigeria for the US in 2007 and in 2008, enlisted as a storekeeper in the navy. Five years later, he was commissioned as an officer and would later join Camp Lemonnier where he now plays a key role in naval operations across Africa.

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The cash disbursement officer he managed constituted nearly 70 per cent of the navy’s overseas disbursing volume, the agency said, while as the only permanent US base in Africa, the camp has about 4,000 joint and allied forces military and civilian personnel.

In his position, Agunbiade also plays an important role in America’s focus on rebuilding military readiness and sustaining US-Africa relationship.

Camp Lemonnier is also said to provide “higher-level service in support of combat readiness and security of ships, aircraft, detachments and personnel for regional and combatant command requirements while also equipping operations in the Horn of Africa.”

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