Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, President of the United Nations General Assembly, arrived Nigeria to a rousing welcome on Thursday night for a four-day official visit to the country.
Muhammed-Bande, who arrived at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja at 11.45 p.m., was received by the UN Resident Coordinator, Ms. Comfort Lamptey, Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Charge d’Affaires of the Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations, Amb.
Samson Itegboje, among others. The UNGA president, who was visiting Nigeria for the first time since his inauguration in September, had as part of his entourage, his Chef de Cabinet, Mari Skåre, Senior Adviser.
Muhammed-Bande, while speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria said, “Well I’m excited to be here and also very keen to learn about issues at home, but basically we are here to discuss issues of aging in relation to how the life of the aged are advanced.”
For being the second Nigerian to be elected UNGA President in 30 years and how this reflects on the nation, Muhammad-Bande advised that Nigerians continue to do the things that endear them to the international community and make the nation proud.
Written By Adeluwoye Comfort Eniola Obinwannem News
