- Atiku Hails Move As Impactful
Abigail Marshall Katung, wife of a Nigerian serving Senator representing Kaduna South Senatorial District, Kaduna State, Senator Sunday Marshall Katung has emerged as the 130th Lord Mayor of Leeds City in West Yorkshire, England.
The Nigerian-British politician was officially sworn in as the next Lord Mayor of Leeds following the council’s annual general meeting held on Thursday.
Speaking of her appointment, the New Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Abigail Marshall Katung said: “It is with great appreciation and humility that I embrace the privilege of becoming this great city’s 130th Lord Mayor. Since arriving in Leeds in 2000, the city quickly became my cherished second home. It was not just the city where I lived, studied, and worked, it’s where I chose to raise my children and become a public servant.
“My appointment as Lord Mayor has been widely celebrated in the city’s African community and is a shining example of the enormous contribution international students make to UK society. As Lord Mayor of Leeds, I am committed to working tirelessly to ensure voices are heard from all areas of the city and every triumph is recognised and celebrated.”
Reacting to Abigail’s feat, former Nigerian Vice President and Presidential candidate of the People Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Friday, congratulated the New Lord Of Mayor.
Atiku in a post on X platform, formerly known as Twitter, on Friday, said, “The elevation of Councillor Abigail Marshall Katung as the Lord Mayor of Leeds City is a testament that Nigeria is not short of talents and excel wherever they may find themselves. I congratulate Abigail Marshall Katung, the 130th Lord Mayor of Leeds City, the first person of African descent to hold this enviable position and the husband, Senator Sunday Marshall Katung, Senator representing Kaduna South Senatorial District. May her tenure be impactful.”
