President Muhammadu Buhari has been scheduled to address the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly in the United States on Tuesday, September 19. The Nigerian President is listed as number seven on the provisional list of speakers and will speak after the leaders of Brazil, the United States, Guinea, Switzerland, Jordan and Slovakia.
Garba Shehu, senior special assistant to the president on Media and Publicity, confirmed that Buhari would attend the UN General Assembly. Shehu said, “I cannot tell you the time he will be going because it can change but I know he is expected to be the eighth speaker at the UN. So, he will be there and he will speak.”
Last week, news broke out of the president’s trip to the US, but the presidency quickly debunked it, arguing it was untrue. This trip will be the president’s first trip outside the country since his return to Nigeria on August 20, after 103 days of medical leave in London.
The 72nd UN General Assembly will convene at the UN headquarters on Tuesday, 12 September 2017. The General Assembly Debate will open on September 19, with the theme ‘Focusing on the People: Striving for Peace and a Decent Life for All on a Sustainable Planet’.
