 Ladies and gentlemen, a very big round of applause for them. As we all know, Nigeria has so many tribal tribes and tribal music, and this is very representative of some of the tribes, and they have just used it to welcome Prince Eric Adams. He is the Prince of Africa here in New York City. And when he's leaving, the drums are going to go up and he's going to escort him with those drums, ladies and gentlemen. All right, so with that said, let me call on Commissioner Castro to please come and introduce the mayor. Thank you so much, Len. Let's hear it for Africans in New York. Come on. Let's hear it for Americans. Like I said earlier, thank you so much to the African Council to Len and all the people in Bowling Green, the center of the center of the world. And there is much more to come. But with that, please welcome the mayor of the greatest city in the world, Mayor Eric Adams. He's the Lagos of America. Tell the story. I remember landing in Lagos on Sunday and not sleeping again until Wednesday. You know, Lagos know how to show you a good time, but it's more than just the celebratory spirit of the people of Nigeria. It is also the levels of academic, professionalism, hard-working. When you look at the doctors, when you look at the law enforcement, when you look at the military, when you look at all the leaders that are here, how innovative they are, you know, the prestigious places in power and government, and in all levels of professions, entrepreneurs, you find the people of Nigeria participating in a real way. I cannot say thank you enough for what and how you have contributed to this city. And really the African, dear Spora, you know, as the role as mayor, I remind people over and over again that it is not only a substantive power by having international affairs coming from the continent of Africa, I'm a Jamal, my special counsel coming from the continent of Africa and so many others. Those are the substantive things. But what about the symbolism? What about the way that we say we acknowledge your presence and your existence? How do you go further than the substantive to reaching to the symbolic things that we can do? And we are sharing that symbolic today. It took 110 mayors before we finally were raised a flag of the Nigerian people here in Bowling Green. And it's so important and so crucial coming from the western part of Africa, many of your uncles and aunties and relatives are here. Many of them that left the shores of Africa many years ago are here. And this unification that we are starting to see is so important as the people of Africa are starting to reunite all over again. Yes, I am American and proud to be an American but let's not get them mixed up. I'm African baby. Not only am I African but the attorney general of this state of New York is African. The DA in the Bronx is African ancestry. The DA in Manhattan African ancestry. The DA in Brooklyn African ancestry. The leader of the minority parties in Congress African ancestry. The head of the assembly Carl Hasty African ancestry. The head of the senate African ancestry. Four of the major mayors African ancestry. The largest city in America Los Angeles Chicago Houston in New York of African ancestry. So I don't know how they say it among adults but I tell you how the children say it you better recognize. That Africans have emerged as a major voice and power in one of the most powerful countries on the globe. We left the shores of Africans and change and slavery and I return back with the mayoralty of the most important city on the globe New York City is representative by an African and I am proud to be an African. And so we raise this flag. We also raise our spirits. We raise our energies. There's so much we have to do and there's so much we can accomplish if we accomplish it together. And so I want to thank all of you for being here and represents the strength and the power of the African people. Nothing can keep down a group or race of people who made their minds up of self-determination and it feeds into the energy of this city. People come from all over the globe South, Central America, Europe it doesn't matter where you come as long as you come here with the attitude and spirit that you want to continue to provide what this country is known for. And I tell people all the time think about it. You are not called American Nigerians you're not called Chinese, American Chinese, American Italians. No America says put your country name first and then introduce into the overall common denomination of Americans. You are African Americans like Chinese are Chinese American and Jews are Jewish Americans and Italians are Italian American and Irish American. Don't abandon your homeland, introduce your homeland into this amazing experience of being part of this great country. So let's raise the flag let's raise our energy, let's raise our voices. Let's say right here and now in the heart of Lagos of America New York City, congratulations to your independence. Give it up ladies and gentlemen the people's mayor at this point from Lagos how are you sure? Another round of applause for here Adam. So I'm going to call on the CG to please come up and present the gift from the consulate and the Nigerian people to the mayor. This is our talking to Mayor Eric Adams for all he has been doing for our community and also the consular call. It's all now. We're going to do the flag raising now.