Tinubu arrives New York for UN General Assembly

Tinubu arrives New York for UN General Assembly

President Bola Tinubu has arrived at the John F.
Kennedy Airport in New York to attend the 78th
United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

The President, who arrived some minutes before 7 pm
local time, was received by the Minister of Foreign
Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar; the Permanent
Representative of Nigeria to the United Nations,
Prof. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande and other government
officials.

The theme of this year’s UNGA is: “Rebuilding Trust
and Reigniting Global Solidarity: Accelerating
Action on the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable
Development Goals towards Peace, Prosperity,
Progress and Sustainability for All”.

President Tinubu is scheduled to deliver his
inaugural National Statement On September 19, the
first day of the High-Level General Debate of the
78th UNGA Session.