Buhari Travels To London For Medical Checkup, To Attend UNEP Summit In Kenya

The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday (today) would depart Abuja for Nairobi where he would be attending the Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations Environmental Programme, scheduled for 3rd – 4th March 2022 in Nairobi, Kenya.

President Buhari after the meeting in Kenya will travel to London, the United Kingdom for a medical check-up which will last for two weeks.

The President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta has invited the Nigerian President to attend a Special Session themed ‘Strengthening UNEP for the Implementation of the Environmental Dimension of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.’

The development was disclosed in a statement titled ‘President Buhari attends a special session on UNEP@50 in Kenya’ released by his aide, Femi Adesina.

Buhari is expected to deliver the National Statement of the country and participate in High-Level Dialogue Sessions on the Environment.

According to the organisers of the event, “for 50 years, UNEP has coordinated a worldwide effort with Member States to address the world’s biggest environmental challenges. Member States are vital partners in formulating UNEP’s policy, implementing UNEP’s programme, and championing solutions to our shared environmental challenges.

“UNEP@50 is a time to reflect on the past and envision the future. It provides an opportunity to reinvigorate international cooperation and spur collective action to address the triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, and pollution and waste. No country or continent can solve these global crises alone. But each nation has a crucial role to play in protecting our people and planet.”

Buhari will be accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister of State for the Environment, Sharon Ikeazor, National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno (retd), Director General, National Intelligence Agency, Ahmed Abubakar, and the Chief Executive Officer of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa.