President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja for New York,
United States, to participate in the 76th session of the United Nations General
Assembly (UNGA76) on Sunday.
The session opened last Tuesday, September 14.
The theme for this year’s UNGA is, “Building Resilience
Through Hope – To Recover from COVID-19, Rebuild Sustainably, Respond to the
Needs of the Planet, Respect the Rights of People and Revitalise the United
Nations”.
Garba Shehu, presidential spokesperson, in a statement on
Saturday, said Buhari will address the assembly during the General Debates on
Friday, September 24.
He added that the president will speak on the theme of the
conference and other global issues.
“In the course of the Assembly, the Nigerian leader and
members of the delegation will partake in other significant meetings such as;
The High-Level Meeting to Commemorate The Twentieth Anniversary of the Adoption
of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action on the theme “Reparations,
Racial Justice and Equality for People of African Descent,” the statement
reads.
“The delegation will also participate in Food Systems
Summit; High-Level Dialogue on Energy; and The High-Level Plenary Meeting to
commemorate and promote the International Day for the Total Elimination of
Nuclear Weapons.”
The statement added that the president would also hold
bilateral meetings with some leaders of delegations and heads of International
Development organisations.
“He will be accompanied to New York by Minister of Foreign
Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama; Attorney General and Minister of Justice Abubakar
Malami (SAN); and Minister of State for Environment, Sharon Ikeazor,” it adds.
“Also on the President’s delegation are National Security
Adviser, Maj Gen. Babagana Monguno (retd); Director-General, National
Intelligence Agency, Ahmed Rufai Abubakar; Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora
Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa and the Senior Special Assistant to the
President on SDGs, Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire.
“President Buhari is expected back in the country on Sunday,
September 26.”
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