{"id":2633,"date":"2024-09-20T09:18:24","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T09:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/?p=2633"},"modified":"2024-09-20T09:18:24","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T09:18:24","slug":"why-tinubu-will-not-attend-79th-united-nations-general-assembly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/2024\/09\/20\/why-tinubu-will-not-attend-79th-united-nations-general-assembly\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Tinubu Will Not Attend 79th United Nations General Assembly"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n
\n
<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n

<\/ins><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed Vice President Kashim Shettima to lead Nigeria\u2019s delegation to the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).<\/h2>\n

Opening of the 79th session: 10 September 2024 | A\/INF\/79\/1<\/p>\n

General debate: from Tuesday, 24 September, to Saturday, 28 September, and on Monday, 30 September 2024<\/p>\n

Summit of the Future: Sunday, 22 September, and Monday, 23 September 2024 | Resolution 76\/307<\/p>\n

High-level plenary meeting on addressing the existential threats posed by sea level rise: Wednesday, 25 September 2024 | Resolution 78\/319<\/p>\n

High-level plenary meeting to commemorate and promote the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons: Thursday, 26 September 2024 | Resolution 78\/27<\/p>\n

High-level meeting on antimicrobial resistance: Thursday, 26 September 2024 | Resolution 78\/269<\/p>\n

In a statement released on Thursday, the presidency disclosed that Tinubu would not be attending the UN Summit because he wants to focus on domestic issues.<\/p>\n

According to the Special Assistant to the President on Social Media,\u00a0Dada Olusegun<\/strong>, Tinubu wants to stay back to tackle the challenges facing the country.<\/p>\n

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), he wrote: \u201cMr President will not be attending this year\u2019s United Nations General Assembly because, after his trips to China and the United Kingdom, he wants to focus on domestic issues and address some of the country\u2019s challenges, especially after the recent devastating flooding.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n
\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed Vice President Kashim Shettima to lead Nigeria\u2019s delegation to the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Opening of the 79th session: 10 September 2024 | A\/INF\/79\/1 General debate:...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2634,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t