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Nigeria’s Muhammad-Bande Elected UNGA President
Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amb. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, has emerged President of the 74th UN General Assembly.
Muhammad-Bande, the sole candidate for the position, was elected through acclamation at the 87th plenary meeting of the Assembly in New York, yesterday.
He is the second Nigerian to hold the office after diplomat, Joseph Garba, who led the organ between 1989 and 1990.
He will be inaugurated in September.
On her verified Twitter handle, the President of the 73rd Session María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, promised support for the incoming president.
She tweeted, “My sincere congratulations to HE Mr Tijjani Muhammad-Bande #Nigeria, for his election as 74th #UNGA President. Amb. Tijjani brings with him an outstanding career both as scholar and diplomat. My team and I will be at your disposal to ensure the smoothest transition possible.”