President Buhari Departs For New York


President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday left Abuja for New York to attend the 72nd session of the United Nation General Assembly.

The Nigerian president is expected to​ join other world leaders at the welcoming reception to be hosted by the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, and also hold a bilateral meeting with the UN boss.

Buhari is also scheduled to have a lunch with President Donald Trump of the United States, along with other world leaders.

​Buhari, who is accompanied by the governors of Zamfara, Ebonyi and Ondo States, and key cabinet ministers, will transit through London on his way back to the country.

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