President Muhammadu Buhari to attend UN Session in Kenya, visit London for Two-Week Medical Check-Up.
Written by News Room on March 2, 2022
President Muhammadu Buhari is set to attend a special session to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations Environmental Programme ([email protected] 50), scheduled for March 3 and 4, 2022 in Nairobi, Kenya.
This follows an invitation by his Kenyan counterpart, President Uhuru Kenyatta. According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, Femi Adesina, the President is expected to depart Abuja later today.
The theme of the Special Session is Strengthening UNEP for the Implementation of the Environmental Dimension of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
He will be accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister of State for the Environment, Sharon Ikeazor, National Security Adviser, Maj.Gen Babagana Monguno (rtd), Director General, National Intelligence Agency, Amb. Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, and the Chief Executive Officer of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa.
From Kenya, the President is expected to proceed to London for routine medical checks that will last for a maximum of two weeks.
Seun Fakorede
