Buhari to attend 71st session of UN general assembly

President Muhammadu Buhari will from Monday
in New York, United States, participate in the
five-day 71st session United Nations General
Assembly (UNGA) beginning on Monday.
A statement issued in Abuja on Friday by the
president’s Special Adviser on Media and
Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, said Buhari would
deliver Nigeria’s statement at the opening of the
General Debate of the Assembly on “The
Sustainable Development Goals: A Universal
Push to Transform Our World.”
Adesina revealed that the president would also
attend a high-level summit to be hosted by the
UN, on “Large Movements of Refugees and
Migrants’’.
“The summit, which is the first of its kind
organised by the General Assembly at the Heads
of State and Government level, is expected to
come up with a blueprint for a better
international response to enhance protection of
migrants and refugees.’’
He also said that Buhari would deliver a keynote
address on “Taking Climate Action toward
Sustainable Development in Nigeria and the Lake
Chad Basin.”
The president’s aide disclosed that leaders of
member-countries of Lake Chad Basin would
attend the summit, organised by Nigerian
government, to highlight the urgent need to
mobilise international response to the situation in
the Chad Basin.
“Over nine million people are in need of
humanitarian assistance in the Lake Chad Basin.”
He said that while in New York for the annual
gathering of world leaders, the president would
attend series of meetings as well as side events,
which were of significant interest to Nigeria.
Adesina said that the president would equally
participate in an event hosted by the UN
Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon, on “Ending
Need in the Lake Chad.’’
“On the margins of the 71st UNGA, President
Buhari will sign the Paris Agreement on Climate
Change, and participate in activities
commemorating the 30th anniversary of the
Declaration of the Right to Development.’’
He said that the Nigerian leader would attend
the Clinton Global Initiative as well as the United
Nations Private Sector Forum on Business and
Global Goals organised by the Secretary General.
According to Adesina, the president will lead
discussions at the United States-Africa Business
Forum devoted to investing in Nigeria.
He added that Buhari would hold bilateral
meetings with some world leaders in furtherance
of his administration’s commitment in
ameliorating the plight of Internally Displaced
Persons (IDPs) in the country.
He said that the discussions would also focus on
the president’s longstanding commitment to
returning peace and security in the North-East of
Nigeria.
Adesina stated that the discussions would also
focus on restoring calm to the Niger Delta, and
attracting more investments to develop critical
infrastructure and revamp the Nigerian economy.
The Bring Back Our Girls, BBOG, group had
earlier in the week disclosed plan to protest at
the United Nations General Assembly meeting
alongside its international friends.
It also said the coalition would confront Buhari
and personally present him a letter on fate of the
Chibok girls still in Boko Haram captivity.


Source :naijaloaded
Edited by DANIEL IKECHUKWU EKWUNIFE