Vice President Kashim Shettima has returned to Nigeria after representing President Bola Tinubu at the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, United States.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Stanley Nkwocha, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday.
Nkwocha said Shettima departed Abuja on September 20 with a mandate from President Tinubu to lead Nigeria’s delegation to the annual global gathering.
During the visit, the Vice President delivered Tinubu’s National Statement at the UNGA General Debate, where Nigeria renewed its call for reforms to the UN Security Council.
He said Nigeria advocated permanent African representation on the council, fairer global financing, stronger climate support and deeper multilateral cooperation.
According to Nkwocha, Shettima also participated in the Third High-Level Roundtable of the Africa Minerals Strategy Group, where Tinubu urged African countries to move beyond the export of raw minerals by investing in processing, manufacturing and value addition.
At a high-level education financing event co-hosted by Nigeria and Italy, Shettima reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to education as a critical investment in productivity, human capital development and national prosperity.
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The presidential aide added that while supporting the Global Partnership for Education’s $5 billion financing campaign, Shettima met with Nigerians in the Diaspora and emphasised the importance of their investments, expertise and networks to national development.
“Other major engagements included meetings with the new leadership of the ECOWAS Commission, as well as UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed,” Nkwocha said.
He noted that across the engagements, Shettima advanced Nigeria’s positions on development financing, regional integration, economic cooperation, technology, peace and security.
He added that the Vice President also reaffirmed President Tinubu’s call for a more representative and equitable global order.
