The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J. Mohammed, will on Thursday, January 9, 2025, begin a two-day official visit to Nigeria.
While in Nigeria, she will have a series of meetings, including with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, senior Government officials as well as the senior leadership of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
Accompanied by Secretary-General’s Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Leonardo Simão, and UN Resident Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohamed Malick Fall, they will be addressing pressing issues of regional stability and development.
Ms. Mohammed will also meet with the UN country team in Nigeria.
On behalf of Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Ms. Mohammed attended the presidential inauguration of John Dramani Mahama, in Accra, Ghana, from where she will travel to Nigeria.
During her visit to Ghana, she met with President Mahama and with the UN country team to take stock of the relationship between the United Nations and Ghana.
