UNGA: ‘Nigeria fully represented’ – FG clears air on Tinubu’s absence

The Federal Government of Nigeria has cleared the aerial connected the country’s beingness astatine the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly successful New York.

The authorities said the clarification became indispensable pursuing a caller nationalist commentary surrounding President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s information successful the General Assembly.

A connection signed by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris said the President mandated Vice President Kashim Shettima to correspond him and pb Nigeria’s delegation to the General Assembly. 

It said, “The Vice President volition present Nigeria’s nationalist connection and enactment successful high-level meetings and bilateral engagements with satellite leaders, planetary organisations and improvement partners.

“Nigeria volition truthful beryllium afloat and efficaciously represented passim the high-level session.

“Vice President Shettima carries the afloat mandate of the President and the Federal Republic of Nigeria. His engagements successful New York volition beforehand Nigeria’s priorities connected ...