Revealed: President Buhari set to sign important agreement during trip to USA



– President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to
sign the Paris Treaty at the General Assembly
in the US
– The Paris Treaty had been agreed since
December 2015 and will be effective from 2020


During his stay in the United States for the 71st
UN General Assembly, President Muhammadu
Buhari will sign the Paris Treaty on Climate, the
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
This much was disclosed by Geoffrey Onyeama,
Nigeria’s minister of Foreign Affairs, during a
news conference in New York ahead of the
president’s visit.
In a statement signed by Akinremi Bolaji, the
spokesperson for the Nigerian contingent to the
Assembly, 195 countries adopted the first-ever
universal, legally-binding global climate deal
during the December 2015 climate conference
(COP21) in Paris.
This agreement which will be enforced in 2020,
will set a global action plan to help the entire
world escape the dangerous climate change by
limiting global warming to well below 2°C.
Nigeria’s minister, according to statement, also
informed that President Barrack Obama of
America and Xi Jinping from China, have
already put pen to paper on the Treaty, adding
also that Nigeria’s major agenda during the
General Assembly remains to engage African
Union and other countries to work towards the
reform of the United Nations.


He added that, “In addition to the wave of
change, Nigeria will like to propose to the UN
body to create an agency dedicated for the youth.”

While assuring the international community that
Nigeria would support a new UN Secretary-
General that would be development and Africa-
friendly, Onyeama noted further that on
investment, power and insecurity in Nigeria, the
federal government has established various
security mechanisms to create attractive
investment environment for would-be investors.
He said: “With the fall in oil price, Nigeria is
looking into diversification of its economy towards
agriculture and solid minerals.
“It is expected that there will be a lot of
investment opportunity for foreign investors during
the US-Africa Business Forum, scheduled to take
place next week in New York.
“Nigeria has been invited as one of the focal
countries whose economies search light is
beamed on.”

Recall that President Buhari departed the
shores of the country earlier today to attend the
General Assembly after which he will be hosted
to a meeting by his American counterpart.

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