President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja with a “special assignment” from the United Nations after attending the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, United States of America.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the Nigerian president came back with a special request from the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, to help in restoring socio-political order in troubled West African countries.
Guterres, who commended Buhari for his leadership roles in Africa as well as stabilisation of the West African sub-region, was speaking during an audience with the Nigerian leader at the sidelines of the 76th Session of the UNGA.
The UN scribe noted that Africa, especially West Africa, was generally seen as an ocean of stability and good governance, but was deeply concerned at recent reversal of fortunes in democratic rule in some parts of the West African sub-region with coups overturning elected institutions.
He, therefore, urged Buhari to continue to show leadership as he looked up to Nigeria to help stabilise the sub-region in terms of democracy and good governance.
Speaking about terrorism, the secretary general applauded the efforts of Nigeria on this global phenomenon.
Guterres assured the Nigerian leader of the UN’s continued support in her efforts to address the prevailing security and humanitarian challenges that had arisen especially with the Internally Displaced Persons.
