Chief Photographer, Office of the Governor
Miller Senate Office Building
Annapolis, Maryland
Tuesday August 20, 2013
Story By Frederick Nnoma-Addison
Maryland and Cross River State, (South Eastern Nigeria) today signed an MOU to become Sister-States under the Maryland Sister-States Program. Governor Martin O’Malley (Maryland) and Governor Liyel Imoke (Cross River) signed the agreement on behalf of their respective states at the Miller Senate Office Building in Annapolis. About 100 leaders from the diplomatic, business, academic, religious, development, and nonprofit communities witnessed the ceremony. Before signing the documents, the two governors highlighted the importance of the common interests, aspirations and challenges of Marylanders and Cross River State citizens, to the partnership.
In a similar ceremony in June, Governor O’Malley acknowledged the contributions of the 25,000 Nigerian-Americans in the state of Maryland. The two governors congratulated each other for making this agreement possible and exchanged official gifts after the ceremony.
According to the Office of the Secretary of State, the Maryland Sister-State program oversees an array of international exchanges promoting a balance of business, educational, and cultural interests. It is chaired by the Secretary of State, steered by a devoted and spirited Advisory Board of Directors, and staffed by an army of citizen-volunteers. It was established in 1980 to provide a forum for the promotion of international cooperation and understanding
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