Buhari leaves for UNGA73 tomorrow
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president buhari is also expected to seek support in re-settling internally displaced persons idps recharging the receding lake chad1 president muhammadu buhari will on sunday along with his wife aisha depart for new york to participate in the 73rd session of united nations general assembly unga73 which officially opened september 18 20181 the highpoint of president buharis participation will be his address on tuesday to the general assembly on the opening day of the general debate1 president buhari will be accompanied by governor godwin obaseki of edo state minister of foreign affairs geoffrey onyeama attorney-general and minister of justice abubakar malami minister of health isaac adewole minister of industry trade and investment okechukwu enelamah minister of budget and national planning udoma udo udoma and the minister of state for environment ibrahim jibrin1 others on the presidential entourage include the national security adviser maj. gen. babagana monguno rtd director-general national intelligence agency ahmed abubakar comptroller-general nigeria immigration service mohammad babandede and the acting chairman economic and financial crimes commission ibrahim magu1 the presidents presentation on tuesday of nigerias national statement is expected to reaffirm the nations commitment to international peace and security sustainable socio-economic development disarmament and denuclearisation youth and women empowerment climate change rule of law and human rights among others1 he is also expected to particularly canvass international support for the fight against corruption the return of illicit assets counter-terrorism and insurgency and curbing irregular migration1 the theme for this years session is making the united nations relevant to all people global leadership and shared responsibilities for peaceful equitable and sustainable societies1 another major issue he will raise is on the need to reset the united nations especially the expansion of the permanent membership of the security council to make that vital principal organ of the global organisation reflect regional and equitable geographical representation1 the president and his wife aisha will also attend a welcome reception hosted by the un secretary-general antonio guterres and his spouse for heads of state and government and their spouses1 the nigerian leader and his delegation will participate in a high-level meeting on the fight against tuberculosis organised by the world health organisation as nigeria currently ranks seventh amongst the high tb-burden countries globally and second in africa1 the nigerian delegation is expected to attend the mandela peace summit which is a high-level meeting on global peace in honour of the centenary birth of the late south african president and nobel peace prize winner nelson mandela1 other side-events lined up for the nigerian delegation include high-level meeting on financing the 2030 agenda for sustainable development world economic forums sustainable development impact summit the second annual bloomberg global business forum high-level meeting on action for peace-keeping commemoration and promotion of the international day for the total elimination of nuclear weapons high-level meeting on the third industrial development decade for africa and pathway to localising a globa1 during the course of his stay in new york in addition to the meeting with the un secretary-general the nigerian president is also expected to have bilateral meetings with african and world leaders including bill gates with a view to promoting national and african interests1 he will also grant audience to a select group of nigerian professionals based in the united states1