Shettima departs Abuja to signify Nigeria at eightieth UN Common Meeting in New York
Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja for New York, United States, the place he’ll lead Nigeria’s delegation to the eightieth session of the United Nations Common Meeting (UNGA).
The worldwide gathering runs from Monday, September 22, to Sunday, September 28, 2025.
That is contained in a publish on X (previously Twitter) by Senior Particular Assistant to the President on Media & Communications (Workplace of the Vice President), Stanley Nkwocha, on Sunday.
“The Vice President may also announce Nigeria’s new Nationally Decided Contributions (NDCs) below the Paris Treaty at this yr’s UN particular occasion on local weather,” Nkwocha stated.
In an earlier assertion, Nkwocha stated the Vice President will attend a particular occasion on Local weather for Heads of State and Authorities to be hosted by the UN Secretary-Common, Antonio Guterres, on Wednesday, September 24, from 2:00 pm to six:00 pm.
“Senator Shettima can be slated to attend the high-level roundtable of the International Champions on Sufficient and Reasonably priced Housing to be hosted by the President of Kenya on September 24 and attend to different bilateral conferences and occasions.
“After attending UNGA, the Vice President will depart for Frankfurt, Germany, the place he’s slated to fulfill with officers of the Deutche {Bank} earlier than returning to Nigeria,” the assertion said.
In line with the UN web site, “The occasion will carry collectively a constellation of transformative world and nationwide efforts and can display how simply and inclusive transitions are accelerating progress, even within the face of worldwide challenges.”
The summit additionally brings collectively enterprise leaders, UN officers, authorities leaders, SDG stakeholders, and civil society representatives to overview the personal sector’s contribution to advancing the SDGs.
In 2024, President Bola Tinubu didn’t attend the 79th session of the United Nations Common Meeting in New York.
Tinubu “needs to deal with home points and handle among the nation’s challenges, particularly after the current devastating flooding,” a press release from the President’s Particular Adviser on Data and Technique, Bayo Onanuga stated.
President Tinubu final attended UNGA in 2023, simply 4 months after assuming workplace. His continued absence has, nonetheless, stirred debate amongst overseas coverage analysts, with some elevating considerations about Nigeria’s visibility and affect in world diplomacy at a time of pressing challenges together with debt restructuring, vitality transition, safety threats, and the pursuit of the Sustainable Growth Targets (SDGs).
This yr’s Common Meeting carries added weight because it coincides with the eightieth anniversary of the signing of the UN Constitution, with no fewer than 150 monarchs, presidents, prime ministers, vice presidents, and different world leaders anticipated to attend.