President Muhammadu Buhari welcomes the appointment of the Minister of
Environment, Mrs. Amina Mohammed, to join the next United Nations
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as his Deputy.
Speaking with the in-coming Secretary- General, Mr Guterres who called to
inform President Buhari of his decision to name Mrs. Mohammed as the
Deputy Secretary-General earlier this evening, the President used the
opportunity to reiterate his support and congratulations to Mr. Antonio
Guterres on his upcoming tenure in the service.
He endorsed the excellent selection of Amina J. Mohammed as the next
Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations. “By her appointment,
Nigeria has been honored,” said the President.
President Buhari thanked Mrs. Mohammed for her untiring contribution to
transform Nigeria and said he looks forward to sustained collaboration
between the UN and Nigeria. He said he had no doubt that she will continue
to make Nigeria proud at the global level.
It is expected that the Minister of Environment will be transitioning to
her new role in March 2017. In the meantime, it is expected that she will
continue to lay strong foundations with various important ongoing
initiatives critical to the government’s success in the Environment
sector.
These include, but not limited to implementation of our Nationally
Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Climate Agreement, the
successful launch of the Sovereign Green Bonds in 2017, the ongoing Ogoni
cleanup and development of the Great Green Wall.