President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived
in New York to join other world leaders for the one week 72nd Session
of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) high-level events starting on
Tuesday, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
The President was accompanied by Govs.
Abdul’aziz Yari, David Umahi and Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN) of Zamfara,
Ebonyi and Ondo states respectively.
He was received at the JF Kennedy
Airport by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, and
the Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the UN, Prof. Tijjani
Bande.
The president was thereafter, welcomed
at about 8:30 p.m. at his lodge by the Ministers of Solid Minerals
Kayode Fayemi, Education, Adamu Adamu, and Industry, Trade and
Investment counterpart, Okechukwu Enelamah.
The others were the Minister of State
for Environment, Ibrahim Jibril; his Budget and National Planning
counterpart Zainab Ahmed, presidential aides as well as members of
staff of the Nigerian Missions in the U.S.
NAN reports that BUhari will deliver
Nigeria’s National Statement on Tuesday, the first day of the
general debate.
He has been listed as the eighth
speaker of the 193 Head of States expected to address the General
Debate of the General Assembly.
The theme for this year’s debate is
‘Focusing on People: Striving for Peace and a Decent Life for All
on a Sustainable Planet’.
The president will also join other
world leaders at the welcoming reception to be hosted by UN
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, and hold a bilateral meeting with
the UN chief.
Aside other high-level engagement, he
will have a lunch meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, along
with other world leaders.
Nigeria will also participate in
high-level meetings on ‘Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and
Abuse: Building Momentum for Change’, the Commonwealth Heads of
Government Meeting, a High Level Event organised by AU under its
theme of the Year:‘Roadmap on the Demographic Dividend:From
Commitment to Action’, among others.
It is expected that the president and
members of his delegation will project Nigeria as a strong moral
force and responsible member of the international community.
Nigeria’s commitment to global peace,
security and development will also be reaffirmed, with the need for
increased international cooperation in the fight corruption.
Other priorities for the Nigerian
delegation at 72nd UN General Assembly include strengthening human
rights institutions, the rule of law, support for internally
displaced persons arising from Boko Haram activities and recent
flooding and mitigating the effects of climate change.
The Nigerian delegation is expected to
also canvass the support of UN member states for the Buhari
administration’s efforts towards combating illicit financial flows
in order to foster sustainable development.
*NAN
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