September 25, (THEWILL) – Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his leadership roles in Africa as well as stabilization of the West African sub-region.
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, in a statement, said, Guterres made the commendation at the sidelines of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly taking place in New York on Friday.
According to the statement, the UN Scribe observed that Africa, especially West Africa, was generally seen as an ocean of stability and good governance.
He expressed deep concerns over the recent reversal of fortunes in democratic rule in some parts of the West African sub-region, where military coups are overturning elected institutions.
Guterres however, urged President Buhari to continue to show leadership as he looked up to Nigeria to help stabilize the sub-region in terms of democracy and good governance.
The Secretary-General, who commended the efforts of Nigeria in fighting global terrorism, assured President Buhari of the UN support towards addressing prevailing security and humanitarian challenges that had arisen especially with the Internally Displaced Persons.
He also commended Nigeria’s efforts on climate change, expressing the willingness of the world body to cooperate with the country in this regard.
On His part, President Buhari applauded Guterres for his global leadership and the success of the 76th Session.
He assured the Secretary-General that Nigeria had achieved appreciable successes in tackling the insecurity caused by terrorists and bandits.
The President commended Guterres in the effort of the UN towards reducing the effects of Climate Change especially with the support for the Great Green Wall programme.
He further restated the commitment of Nigeria to support and work closely with the UN, towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
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