The Federal Government has clarified President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s absence from the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, saying Vice President Kashim Shettima will lead Nigeria’s delegation.
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this in a statement on Monday.
According to Idris, Tinubu mandated Shettima to represent him at the General Assembly, where the Vice President will deliver Nigeria’s national statement and participate in high-level meetings and bilateral engagements with world leaders, international organisations and development partners.
He said Nigeria would therefore be fully represented throughout the high-level session, adding that Shettima would act with the full mandate of the President and the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
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The minister said the Vice President’s engagements in New York would advance Nigeria’s priorities on peace and security, economic development, climate action, reform of the global financial architecture, sustainable development and international cooperation.
