Vice President Kashim Shettima has joined world leaders at the United Nations Headquarters in New York for the opening of the General Debate of the 81st United Nations General Assembly.

Shettima, who is representing President Bola Tinubu and leading Nigeria’s delegation, is scheduled to deliver Nigeria’s national statement before the General Assembly on Thursday, September 24.

The Vice President had earlier attended a welcome breakfast hosted by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres for heads of delegation and their spouses.

He arrived at the General Assembly Hall alongside Zamfara Governor Dauda Lawal, Kwara Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara.

Also in the Nigerian delegation are Defence Minister Christopher Musa, Foreign Affairs Minister Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Jimoh Ibrahim, and other senior government officials.

The General Debate, holding from September 22 to 28, is themed, “Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation: A United Nations That Delivers for All.”

Shettima is expected to outline Nigeria’s position on international institutional reforms, sustainable development, peace and security, climate action and a more equitable global economic order.