Timothy Choji
Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima is expected to deliver Nigeria’s national statement at the 79th session of the on-going United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), in New York, on Tuesday.
Based on the schedule, Nigeria will deliver her statement during the afternoon session, immediately after the President of Nauru.
The General debate will commence on Tuesday morning with remarks from the President of UNGA 79, Philemon Yang and the Secretary General of the UN, Antonio Guterres.
This will be followed by 15 other presentations by heads of government of various countries.
The afternoon session will then resume later in the day, with Mauritania presenting her national statement, followed by Kyrgyzstan. Nigeria is 14th on the list of 18 scheduled for the afternoon session.
Meanwhile, Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar has led other members to brief Vice President Kashim Shettima on the activities and itinerary lined up for him in New York.
Tuggar outlined the programmes and activities, saying the Vice President is expected to deliver President Bola Tinubu’s national statement at the General Debate of the UN General Assembly.
He added that apart from President Tinubu’s national statement delivery, Vice President Kashim Shettima is also expected to meet with the Secretary General of the United Nations.
Aside other heads of states lined up to meet with the Vice President, there are also scheduled meetings with the head of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States; the President of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala; Director General of the International Atomic Agency, and multinational companies, among others.
Also on the itinerary of the Vice President is a meeting with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and a host of other international partners.
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