Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has been scheduled to leave Abuja, the nation’s capital, on Sunday to attend the 77th General Assembly of the United Nations (UNGA77).
As stated by the media aide to the president, Mr Femi Adesina in Abuja on Saturday, the Nigerian leader will be addressing the UNGA on Sept. 21.
“Aside his National Statement, the president will also participate in high level meetings and side events including the Nigeria International Economic Partnership Forum (NIEPF),’’ he stated.
The forum has been convened by Nigeria in connection with the Business Council for International Understanding.
The presidential spokesperson also added that the president would also partake in the EFCC-NEPAD programme aimed at fighting illicit financial flows.
“President Buhari will also hold strategic bilateral meetings with world leaders, renowned investors and heads of multinational organisations while in New York,’’ he added.
The theme for the 77th General Assembly of the United Nations which opened on Tuesday, September 13 is: “A watershed moment: Transformative solutions to interlocking challenges.”
Key subject matters at the UNGA 2022 include ending the COVID-19 pandemic, the global energy crisis, climate action, and the war in Ukraine.
The UNGA session will also organize a special summit aimed at transforming education.
Among those who would embarking on the trip with the president are his wife, Aisha, some governors, ministers and top government officials.
It was gathered that the president would be back in the country on Monday, September 26.