Geoffrey Onyeama, minister of foreign affairs, says China
has promised to fund the office of Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, president of the
United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
Muhammad-Bande, Nigeria’s permanent representative to the
UN, is the 74th president of UNGA.
Speaking with reporters in Abuja after a meeting between
President Muhammadu Buhari and Yang Jiechi, a special envoy of Chinese
President Xi Jinping, Onyeama said China’s offer will last for a year.
According to him, China has agreed to support the UN reform
for Africa plan which would be presented at a meeting of the security council.
He said at the meeting, Buhari was presented with an
overview of the support and cooperation between China and Nigeria.
“On the global level, the Chinese have agreed to support
with the United Nations reform for Africa to be presented in the security
council,” Onyeama said.
“We have as you know had a Nigerian representative at the
United Nations, professor Bande, elected as the next president of the general
assembly.
“The Chinese have provided a funding for that office so that
he can function effectively over the next one year.”
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