Posted on: 12:31 Mon, 18 Sep 2017



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 $exual 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 m0ral 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.