President Buhari Congratulates Antonio Guterres, New UN Secretary-general

President Muhammadu Buhari congratulates Antonio Guterres on his appointment by the United Nations General Assembly as the following UN Secretary General, starting from January 1, 2017.President Buhari trusts that Guterres' abundance of experience as a previous Prime Minister of Portugal, head of UN Refugee Agency for quite a while, ambassador and a government official of notoriety, famously arranged and qualified him for the new position.

As a submitted individual from the United Nations, President Buhari affirms that, Nigeria anticipates working and supporting Guterres to address the world's most squeezing difficulties - from crushing fear based oppression and savage radicalism for a tranquil and prosperous future to decreasing neediness and handling the overwhelming impacts of environmental change; and in addition standing up to the underlying drivers of vagrants and outcast emergency.

The President emphatically trusts that for the UN to stay pertinent in the 21st century, the new UN Secretary-General must increase endeavors and lead fundamental changes of the world body to empower it successfully address current worldwide difficulties.

President Buhari additionally praises the active UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on his fruitful residency and die hard commitment to mankind.

The President takes note of that the world in fact owes an obligation of appreciation to the active Secretary-General for leading the Sustainable Development Goals and accomplishing the noteworthy Paris Agreement on Climate Change, among other commendable accomplishments.

President Buhari recognizes the parts played by the UN and its offices in reinforcing majority rules system, great administration and soundness in Nigeria, under the initiative of Ban Ki-Moon.

The President, while wishing the active Secretary-General well in his future tries, extends his goodwill to the new Secretary-General.