…TO ATTEND UNEP SPECIAL SESSION IN KENYA
President Muhammadu Buhari will go for a two-week medical checkup in the United Kingdom.
The Special Adviser to the President on
Media & Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina said this in a statement on Tuesday.
He said that the President will move to the UK from Kenya where he will attend the United Nations Environmental Programme at 50 special session.
Adesina said, “From Kenya, President Buhari will proceed to London for routine medical checks that will last for a maximum of two weeks.”
He said that the President is expected to “deliver the National Statement of the country and participate in High Level Dialogue Sessions on the Environment at the event.”
Accord to him, the President will be accompanied in the visit “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.”
He said that the theme of the special seesion is “Strengthening UNEP For The Implementation Of The Environmental Dimension Of The 2030 Agenda For Sustainable Development.”
“For 50 years, UNEP has coordinated a worldwide effort with Member States to address the world’s biggest environmental challenges. Member States are vital partners in formulating UNEP’s policy, implementing UNEP’s programme and championing solutions to our shared environmental challenges.
“UNEP@50 is a time to reflect on the past and envision the future. It provides an opportunity to reinvigorate international cooperation and spur collective action to address the triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, and pollution and waste. No country or continent can solve these global crises alone. But each nation has a crucial role to play in protecting our people and planet.” He quoted the organizers as having said.