The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will begin a two-day mission to Nigeria on the 3rd of May, 2022.
During the mission, he will have an audience with the Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari; the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo; Religious Leaders; Women and Youth Leaders; the Private Sector and the Diplomatic community.
This was disclosed in a statement released by UN Information Centre.
According the statement, “the Secretary-General will visit the Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, in Maiduguri, north-east Nigeria on the 3rd of May and thereafter proceed on a field mission to meet families deeply affected by violence and instability in north-east Nigeria, including people internally displaced and refugees”.
The statement also said that, Mr. Guterres will also see the impact of climate change on vulnerable communities and will assess progress and challenges to the Covid-19 recovery, have meetings with senior government officials as well as civil society representatives, including women, youth groups and religious leaders.
The visit is part of the Secretary-General’s annual Ramadan solidarity visits, and he will visit Nigeria, Niger and Senegal, during which he will also highlight the impact of the Ukraine war on the African continent.
This visit will be the first mission of the ninth UN Secretary-General to Nigeria.
Accompanying UN Secretary General are; Ms. Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
Mr. Abdoulaye Mar Dieye, Special Coordinator for Development in the Sahel
Mr. Annadif Khatir Mahamat Saleh, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel, UNOWAS
Dominica Nwabufo
