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One of the best-known world figures has taken a tour of Hull – aboard Mally Welburn’s land train.

Ghanaian diplomat and former Secretary-General to the United Nations, Kofi Annan, is visiting the City of Culture during this year’s Freedom Festival to deliver the Wilberforce Lecture.

On Friday evening the founder of the Kofi Annan Foundation met with members of the local Ghanaian community before boarding the land train with Former Hull East MP Lord Prescott.

(Image: Jerome Ellerby)

They then were given the “Mally Welburn experience” and taken to Hull Minister before being dropped off at City Hall.

“Who’d have thought I’d have Kofi Annan on my train," said Mally. “We have Kofi coming with his wife and Lord Prescott and Lady Prescott.

(Image: Jerome Ellerby)

“I’m excited and it’s the first time I’ve been really nervous to be honest.

“It’s the biggest achievement for me. He’s my brother from another mother.

“We’re going from here to the Minster and then from the Minster we shall be going to the City Hall.”