President Buhari Arrives New York For UN General Assembly

The President arrived New York on Monday
morning, September 18, the official Twitter
handle of the Presidency disclosed the
development on the micro-blogging site.




The handle tweeted: ” President @MBuhari
has arrived New York for the 72nd Session
of the @UN General Assembly #UNGA
#UNGA72“, it added.



Special Adviser to the President, Media and
Publicity Femi Adeshina, had issued a
statement on Saturday, saying that the high
point of the President’s visit will be his
participation in the General Debate during
which he will deliver the country’s National
Statement.




The statement had added that the Nigerian
leader will hold a lunch meeting with
President Donald Trump of the United
States of America, along with other world
leaders.



“During the General Assembly, Nigeria will
participate in high-level meetings on
‘Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and
Abuse: Building Momentum for Change,’ the
Commonwealth Heads of Government
Meeting, a High-Level Event organized by
the African Union under its Theme of the
Year: ‘Roadmap on the Demographic
Dividend: from Commitment to Action,’
among others”, he disclosed.




Adesina had also said that President Buhari
and members of his delegation will strive to
project Nigeria as a strong moral force and
responsible member of the international
community at the event.



“Other priorities for the Nigerian
delegation at UNGA 72 include
strengthening human rights institutions;
the rule of law; support for Internally
Displaced Persons (IDPs) as a result of
terrorist acts and recent flooding, and
mitigating the effects of Climate Change”,
he had said.