President Mohammadu Buhari has tipped Amina Mohammed to
become the next secretary-general of the United Nations (UN).
Mohammed was recently reappointed to serve a second term as
the deputy secretary-general of the UN.
Buhari said this at a symposium organised by the Center for
Public Research and Development in honor of Mohammed’s 60th Birthday.
The president, represented by Ibrahim Gambari, his chief of
staff, praised Mohammed for her great strides in first leading the country in
different spheres and subsequently moving on to the UN.
He said that during her leadership roles in Nigeria,
Mohammed showed capacity in pursuing achievement of the sustainable development
goals (SDGs) in the private and public sectors and was instrumental for the
implementation of notable ideas that were beneficial to Nigerians.
“As she turns 60, Mohammed still has her work cut out for
her at the UN. She has set giant targets for herself and the UN, and so far,
she has proven by her actions, which have translated into achievements that she
was not only born to lead, she came prepared to do the work.” he said.
“Amina always selflessly led from the front. As Senior
Special Assistant on MDGs, she pushed for the implementation of notable ideas
like the establishment of a Virtual Poverty Fund and a Conditional Grant Scheme
to help alleviate the plight of the low-income earners in Nigeria who currently
make up more than 40 percent of the nation’s entire population.”
“On this note, I am optimistic that she will become the
first female Secretary-General. Who knows, six years is not far from here.”
The President noted that the leadership qualities Mohammed
showed serving her nation in different capacities were what qualified her to be
appointed by the UN secretary general as his deputy, even for a second tenure.
He said that her appointment might have been a loss to
Nigeria but a gain to the world because she has gone on to lead the world in
achieving gender equality and advancing the SDGs through the world body.
“This is why, as Antonio Guterres assumed office as the UN
Secretary-General, his appointment of Amina J. Mohammed as his Deputy was
Nigeria’s loss but a huge gain to the rest of the world. It signaled to the
world that achieving gender parity and advancing sustainable development
through the world body would be a fundamental priority during his tenure,” he
added.
“The mother of six has since led the reform of the UN
development system and the implementation of the sustainable development goals
that she had previously helped birth. In this role, she has emphasized that
with the adoption of the SDGs, the world body is not just “putting a band-aid
on the problem,” it is becoming fit for purpose and searching for its root
causes to address them effectively.”
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