President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in New York to join other world leaders for the one week 72nd Session of the UN General Assembly, UNGA, high-level events which commence on Tuesday.
With President Buhari are Abdul’aziz Yari, David Umahi and Rotimi Akeredolu, governors of Zamfara, Ebonyi and Ondo states, respectively.
The President was welcomed at the JF Kennedy Airport by Geoffrey Onyeama, minister of Foreign Affairs and Tijjani Bande, permanent representative of Nigeria to the UN.
President Buhari is expected to deliver Nigeria’s national statement on Tuesday, the first day of the general debate as the eighth speaker out of 193 to address the general assembly.
The debate is themed, ‘Focusing on People: Striving for Peace and a Decent Life for All on a Sustainable Planet.’