Some Nigerian officials accompanied President Bola Tinubu to the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) held at the UN Headquarters in New York, the United States.
This is Tinubu’s first attendance at the UNGA since he was elected as the President of Nigeria and inaugurated on May 29, 2023.
Below are the names of Nigerian officials at the UNGA Session.
The wife of the President, Oluremi Tinubu
Nigeria’s current UN Permanent Representative, Tijjani Muhammad-Bande
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu
Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani and
Minister of Solid Minerals, Dele Alake.
Others include:
The Coordinating Minister of Economy and Finance, Wale Edun
Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Dr Mohammed Pate
The Minister of Defence, Abubakar Badaru
Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Doris Uzoka-Anite and
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale.
Also present at the event were:
The President’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila
National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu
Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa
Governors that attended include:
Uba Sani (Kaduna)
AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (Kwara)
Governor Hope Uzodinma (Imo)
Umo Eno (Akwa Ibom)
Mohammed Yahaya (Gombe State) and
Seyi Makinde (Oyo).