President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to depart Abuja on Sunday for New York, where he will participate in the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), his first as the Nigerian leader.
Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, disclosed this on Saturday.
The theme of the UNGA is: “Rebuilding Trust and Reigniting Global Solidarity: Accelerating Action on the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals Towards Peace, Prosperity, Progress and Sustainability for All.”
According to Aguri, on September 19, the first day of the High-Level General Debate of the 78th UNGA Session, President Tinubu will deliver his inaugural National Statement.
He explained that Before engaging in the General Debate, the President will join other world leaders to participate in the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (UN 2023 Summit on SDGs).
President Tinubu’s address will encompass several issues, such as sustainable development, climate change, global cooperation, and the imperative to address inequalities and global humanitarian crises.
President Tinubu is slated to participate in the High-Level Dialogue on Financing for Development, High-Level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response, UN Secretary General’s Climate Ambition Summit, High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage, High-Level Panel on Reform of the Global Financial Architecture, amongst others.
In New York, Tinubu is also scheduled to hold several bilateral meetings with world leaders, including the Presidents of the European Union Commission, Brazil, and South Africa.
The President will also advance his economic development agenda for aggressive investment attraction in meetings with the global leadership of transnational firms, such as Microsoft, Meta Technologies, Exxon Mobil, General Electric, and others.
The Nigerian leader will be honoured to conduct the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) closing ceremony during its trading session, making President Tinubu the first African President to do this.
Newssphere recalls that Tinubu last week attended the G-20 summit in India.