UN Scribe arrives in Nigeria to meet Buhari at Aso Rock Villa

Abuja – The UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon,
on Sunday, arrived in Nigeria on Sunday for a two-
day official visit.

Ban, who arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International
Airport, Abuja, at 4.15p.m., was received by Amb.
Bulus Lolo, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs.

The UN Resident Coordinator, Daouda Toure,
UNFPA Executive Director, Babatunde Oshotimehin
and Special Representative of UN Secretary-General
to Nigeria and West Africa, Ibn Chambas were among
those who received Ban.

The Secretary-General was driven to Transcorp
Hilton, where he is expected to hold talks with state
governors under the aegis of Nigerian Governors Forum
(NGF).

The dialogue with the governors would hold under the
theme: “Pathways to a New Nigeria – the Role of
Sub-national Governments.”

The UN Scribe would on Monday, meet with President
Muhammadu Buhari, at Aso Rock Villa.

Ban would later lay a wreath in memory of persons who
died at the UN House bombing in 2011, as part of
activities to mark the fourth anniversary of the incident.

The UN scribe would also have lunch with members of
the business community with the theme: “The Role of
Nigeria Business and the Economy in Implementing the
Sustainable Development Goals and Addressing Climate
Change.”

The Secretary-General is billed to deliver a keynote
address at a “Dialogue on Democracy, Human Rights,
Development, Climate Change and Countering Violent
Extremism.”

The Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, is expected
to chair the dialogue at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

NAN reports that Ms Amina Mohammed, Special
Advisor of the Secretary-General on Post-2015
Development Planning, is among those on Ban’s
entourage. (NAN)
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