The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has directed the Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi, to represent him at the United Nations Conference of Parties 27 as head of Nigeria’s delegation.
Based on the President’s directive, Mohammed is to lead other ministers and heads of agencies to the United Nations Framework Conference on Climate Change holding at Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt this November.
The Head, Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Environment, Ibrahim Haruna, said in a statement issued in Abuja that the environment minister would represent the President at high level sessions.
The FME said Abdullahi would also deliver Nigeria’s national statement at Cop27 plenary, attend bilaterals and side meetings on Nigeria’s energy transition plan, among other engagements.
“As Chairman of Council of Ministers of the Pan African Great Green Wall, he is expected to host a high level meeting of member states on GGW, alongside the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification and the Pan African Great Green Wall,” the FME stated.
It said other ministers to attend alongside the Minister of Environment include the Minister of Federal Ministry of Water Resources, Sulaiman Adamu; and Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mahmood Abubakar.
It said the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed; Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu; Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq; and other heads of agencies of government would be in attendance.
