President Bola Tinubu will attend the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), scheduled to open in New York in September.
Jimoh Ibrahim, Nigeria’s permanent representative to the
United Nations (UN), told State House correspondents on Wednesday after a
meeting with Tinubu that the president has confirmed his attendance at the
forthcoming UNGA.
Ibrahim, who presented the budget for Nigeria’s
participation in this year’s UNGA, added that Tinubu will participate in a
number of side events, including discussions on energy, education and hospital
management.
“The president was able to give us his word. Now he will
come to UNGA this September,” he said.
The envoy said Tinubu’s participation will provide an
opportunity for Nigeria to showcase the reforms being implemented by his
administration to the international community.
Tinubu attended the 78th session of the UN General Assembly
in person, while Vice-President Kashim Shettima represented him at the 79th and
80th sessions.
Ibrahim added that the president will also use the UN
platform to engage stakeholders on border policing in West Africa, describing
the region’s porous borders as a “major security challenge”.
“So, border policing will be fine. These are the kind of
things that the UN is established for,” he said.
He said the federal government is collaborating with the UN
on a regional border policing initiative and would seek broader international
support for the effort during the assembly.
The permanent representative also said there could be a
meeting between Tinubu and US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the
event.
According to him, the Nigerian president is expected to sit
in the front row and deliver his address to the General Assembly at about 10:45
am New York time.
The 81st session of the UN General Assembly will open on
September 8, while the general debate is scheduled to hold from September 22 to
28, 2026.
The annual gathering will bring together heads of state,
government leaders and ministers to deliberate on global issues, including
climate change, sustainable development, international peace and security.
The session will be presided over by a representative of the
Asia-Pacific Group under the UN’s regional rotation arrangement.
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