President Muhammadu Buhari
returned to Abuja after his engagements at the 74th Session of the United
Nations General Assembly (UNGA74), in New York, USA, on Saturday morning, a day
ahead of schedule.
News Agency of Nigeria reports
that the President was initially scheduled to return to Abuja on Sunday morning
at about 7.00a.m.
However, the presidential
aircraft carrying the president, his aides and some members of his entourage
landed at the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
Abuja, early Saturday morning.
NAN reports that the president’s
decision to return home was informed by the fact that he was able to complete
all his official engagements in time.
The president, who left Abuja on
Sept. 22 for New York, participated actively in the main and High Side Events
of the UNGA74.
The official engagement of Buhari
at the UNGA74 was on Monday in New York where he addressed the United Nations
Climate Action Summit with the theme, “A Race We Can Win. A Race We Must Win.”
At the event, Buhari announced
robust plans and initiatives by his administration to reverse the negative
effects of climate change in Nigeria.
While sharing the sentiment
expressed by the UN Secretary-General that the world is on the verge of climate
catastrophe, President Buhari stated that ”undeniably, Climate Change is a
human-induced phenomenon.”
The president had on Sept. 24
presented the country’s National Statement as the fifth speaker on the first
day of the General Debate during the UNGA74 where he among other issues alerted
the world on attempts by international criminal groups to cheat Nigeria of
billions.
While at the UNGA74, the
president also participated in high level side events on Water and Sanitation
as well as ‘SDG Integration – Bridging the Policy Planning – Budgeting Gap for
the Achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.’
On Sept. 26, the president
presented an address at the High-Level National Side-Event organised by the
African Union Development Agency and New Partnership for Africa’s Development
(AUDA-NEPAD).
President Buhari also held
several bilateral meetings with world leaders, international organisations,
world business gurus and Nigerian Youths Climate Group before departing New
York on Friday.
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