Later this month, President Buhari will participate in the debate at the United Nations (UN), after which he will have a bilateral meeting with President Barack Obama. While in the US, he will seek to woo American investors, assuring them that Nigeria is a good place to do business.
Since the start of this year, Nigeria's economy has dipped into recession, mainly as a result of the scarcity of foreign exchange, brought about by the fall in global crude oil prices. President Buhari's spokesman Femi Adesina, said that while in the US, he will shop for investors to pit money in Nigeria’s critical sectors.
Mr Adesina added that President Buhari will deliver Nigeria’s statement at the opening of the general debate of the assembly, on the theme The Sustainable Development Goals: a Universal Push to Transform our World. In addition, he said the president would also attend a high-level summit, hosted by the UN titled Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants.
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This summit, which is the first of its kind organised by the General Assembly at the heads of state and government level, is expected to come up with a blueprint for a better international response to enhance protection of migrants and refugees. Mr Adesina said while in New York, President Buhari would attend series of meetings as well as side events, which are of significant interest to Nigeria.
According to Mr Adesina, President Buhari will deliver a keynote address on Taking Climate Action Towards Sustainable Development in Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin. He is also expected to lead discussions at the United States-Africa Business Forum devoted to investing in Nigeria.
Mr Adesina added: “Leaders of member countries of the Lake Chad Basin will attend this important side event organised by the Nigerian government to highlight the urgent need to mobilise international response to the distressing situation in the Lake Chad Basin, where over nine million people need humanitarian assistance. The president will equally participate in an event hosted by the UN secretary-general Ban Ki-Moon on Ending Need in the Lake Chad.
“On the margins of the 71st UNGA, President Buhari will also sign the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and participate in activities commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Declaration of the Right to Development. Before returning to Nigeria, Buhari will hold bilateral meetings with some world leaders in furtherance of his administration’s commitment in ameliorating the plight of internally displaced persons in the country."
He pointed out that President Buhari would also attend the Clinton Global Initiative as well as the United Nations Private Sector Forum on Business and Global Goals organised by the secretary general. These discussions would also focus on the president’s long standing commitment to returning peace and security in the north-eastern part of Nigeria, restoring calm to the Niger Delta and attracting more investments to develop critical infrastructure and revamp the economy.
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