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Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Prof. Tijani Muhammad-Bande, has formally declared his intention to vie for the presidency of the 74th UN General Assembly (UNGA).

Muhammad-Bande made the declaration at a cocktail party attended by world diplomats and delegates in New York on Friday evening.
This came barely eight days after the current UNGA president, Ms Maria Espinosa, announced him as the first candidate for the position.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that election of the president of the 74th UNGA will hold at the UN headquarters on June 4.


In a statement on its website, UNGA said the presidency of the 74th session was zoned to Africa in “full respect of the established principle of geographical rotation”, among other reasons.

The current president, who is the Foreign Minister of Ecuador, was elected on June 5, and assumed duty on Sept. 18, 2018.

Thus she will step aside on Sept. 17, as the UNGA presidency runs on a one-year tenure

According to the statement, an informal interactive dialogue with Muhammad-Bande is scheduled for May 13, in line with UNGA’s resolution 71/323 titled “Revitalisation of the Work of the General Assembly”.

At the session, the Nigerian permanent representative will have the opportunity to respond to questions from other stakeholders.

Addressing guests at Friday’s event, the candidate pledged to make the organisation stronger and work better for its member states and their citizens.

He said as president of the 74th Session, he would focus on the effective implementation of existing mandates, and make a contribution in all defined follow-up areas.

The candidate promised to promote international peace and security, prevent conflict, strengthen global action to tackle climate change, ensure inclusion, human rights, and the empowerment of youth and women.

He also pledged to ensure that the decisions reached and resolutions passed at the general assembly were implemented for the benefits of citizens.

Muhammad-Bande, who hails from Zagga in present day Kebbi, has had an outstanding career as a scholar and diplomat.

He holds M.A in Political Science from Boston University, USA, in 1981 and a PhD in Political Science from the University of Toronto, Canada in 1987.

Between January 2000 and February 2004, he was the Director-General of the Centre African de Formation et de Recherche Administrative pour le Development (CAFRAD) in Tangier, Morocco.

CAFRAD is Africa’s premier institution with responsibility for training and research in public administration and management.

Besides other positions both locally and internationally, he was the Director-General of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) between 2010 and 2016.

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Wow! Congratulation Sir

This kind of men inspire me a lot

this one self wan follow

Abii this appointment is also base on tribalism and religionsity. Ipob youth oyaa over to you!!!

Just like this man Ernest Ezeajughi, the first black mayor of Brent, United Kingdom

Nigerians are shining abeg


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fld_eFWc38&t=16s

Good

Great development. I pray he wins

Where is Amina Mohammed

That's a welcome development. The man should surely have the backing of Nigerians and many other African countries

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This wan really qualify

Man with foresight

Nigeria’s Muhammad-Bande Declares for UNGA Presidency


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His CV is good. The only issue is the looks.

Yeye...

You think this is Nigeria's notorious politics.
You will see how the negativity will as well follow you everywhere you go.

Charity they say begins at home.

Once it's UN matter, you will have to earn it. Nigeria is full of bad reputation.

Good development.He might actually get the sit

harley88:
That's a welcome development. The man should surely have the backing of Nigerians and many other African countries

Mumu Africa people that will support white people n leave their own people.

Your name as disqualified you already no Muslim as ever occupy that seat. That stupid Trump and UK dont want to see Muslim in any sensitive position.

BuhariAdvocate:
Your name as disqualified you already no Muslim as ever occupy that seat. That stupid Trump and UK dont want to see Muslim in any sensitive position.

hmmm,it is good to talk what you are the bereaved,let me see your sincerity, what do you have to say at Nairaland asking people to swear that they are muslim before they can contribute to Islam related topic but same is not done to Christianity related ones??

My fear is global unity Of boko haram, Bandits, kidnappers, almajiri, gay and underage marriage.

Balenciagabrain:
Yeye...

You think this is Nigeria's notorious politics.
You will see how the negativity will as well follow you everywhere you go.

Charity they say begins at home.

Once it's UN matter, you will have to earn it. Nigeria is full of bad reputation.

Amina is in Daura emirate nah. Or maybe she is from Cameroon. Idiot enemy of progress

mamaafrik:
hmmm,it is good to talk what you are the bereaved,let me see your sincerity, what do you have to say at Nairaland asking people to swear that they are muslim before they can contribute to Islam related topic but same is not done to Christianity related ones??

Amina is a member of Synagogue nah. Mumu. Is the UNGA President higher than the deputy Sec Gen that a Muslim Fulani woman is currently occupying. U these Igbo vermin are really sick