Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), Antonio Guterres will on Tuesday 3 May, begin a two-day mission to Nigeria.
According to a statement by Ronald Kayanja, Director, UN Information Centre (UNIC), during the mission, he will have an audience with President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.
Guterres is also expected to have an audience with religious leaders; women and youth leaders; the private sector and the diplomatic community.
“The Secretary-General will visit the Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, in Maiduguri, north-east Nigeria on Tuesday, 3 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. Mr Guterres will also see first-hand the impact of climate change on vulnerable communities and will assess progress and challenges to the COVID-19 recovery.
“Secretary-General will have meetings with senior government officials as well as civil society
representatives, including women, youth groups and religious leaders,” the statement reads.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports this will be the first mission of the ninth UNSG to Nigeria.
