Two days after returning from Saudi Arabia where he attended
a summit and also held prayers for Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari is
heading for Glasgow, Scotland.
He is to attend the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) to
the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in the
country before heading for France.
The President is scheduled to deliver his national statement
at the High-Level segment for Heads of State and Government at the conference
on Tuesday, November 2.
Buhari’s address, according to his spokesman, Garba Shehu,
is expected to highlight Nigeria’s key priorities and action to tackle climate
change as well as progress on the country’s transition to low carbon economy,
consistent with achieving the Paris Climate Agreement.
The conference, hosted by the United Kingdom in partnership
with Italy, will bring parties together to help accelerate action towards the
Paris Agreement as well as the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
“Given Nigeria’s leading role in taking climate action and
as a signatory to the Paris Agreement, COP 26 will afford a unique opportunity
for the Nigerian delegation to work with other parties to make progress on the
main goals of the conference including securing global net zero by mid-century
and keeping 1.5C within reach; adapting to protect communities and natural
habitats as well as mobilising the much needed finances to meet the set
targets.
“In Glasgow, President Buhari will participate in some
side-line events hosted by US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel
Macron,” the Presidency stated.
The President will be accompanied by the Minister of Foreign
Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama; Minister of State for Environment, Sharon Ikeazor;
National Security Adviser, Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno (Rtd) and
Director-General, National Intelligence Agency, Amb. Ahmed Rufai Abubakar.
Buhari will thereafter travel to Paris, France on an
official visit to reciprocate an earlier one to Nigeria by the French
President, Emmanuel Macron, and also attend the Paris Peace forum 2021, the
fourth edition to be hosted by the French President.
It will have Heads of State and Government and CEOs of major
multinationals, as well as several civil society actors, gathering to advance
concrete solutions to the enormous challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic,
and to improve global governance in times of COVID-19.
According to the Presidency, the Summit will focus on
spurring a more solid and inclusive recovery by addressing the various gaps in
global governance, offering initiatives to better tend to the global commons,
and putting forward new principles of action for the post-COVID world.
“While the President is in Paris, the Nigerian government
will organize the Nigeria-Paris Forum. The event is expected to pull a crowd of
Nigerian and French investors, government and business leaders, diplomats and
the media in the hope of showcasing opportunities on both sides as well as
bringing enlightenment to bear on the prevailing security, economic and
investment climate in Nigeria,” Shehu said.
Buhari is expected back in the country after the
engagements.
The President just returned to Nigeria after a week in Saudi
Arabia for investment conference.
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