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President Buhari Departs Abuja for New York To Attend The 71st UN General Assembly (Photos)

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6 years ago

September 17, 2016

President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday monrning departed Nigeria for the 71st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA71) Session in New York. President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday participate in the five-day 71st session United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, United States. This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday by the president’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina.

The statement said that the president 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.”..

He said that the president 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.