BY: Newspeddlers
Antonio Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General, has arrived Nigeria for the first time since his appointment, today for two-day official visit.
CHANNEL
reports that he is on his way to Borno, the state ravaged by the decade-long insecurity
as the country makes concerted efforts to wipe out terrorism.
According to
the United Nations information center in Nigeria, Guterres is expected to meet
with the Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum in Maiduguri, the state capital
before embarking on a field mission where he will meet families affected by the
Boko Haram conflict ravaging the region for more than 12 years.
The UN chief
will also evaluate the impact of climate change on vulnerable communities and
assess progress made as well as the challenges to the COVID-19 recovery.
Its further reported
by CHANNEL
that he is scheduled to head to Abuja to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari
and Vice President Yemi Osibanjo and other top cabinet officials.
In Abuja,
Guterres is expected to officiate a ceremony for victims of the
2011 bombing at the U.N. house and will then meet with young people’s
delegates, women, religious leaders and diplomatic communities and journalists.
The
visit is part of his annual Ramadan solidarity visits to nations, and he has decided to visit Nigeria.
SOURCE: CHANNEL