Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, Nigeria’s permanent representative to the United Nations, has emerged president of the 74th UN general assembly.
Muhammad-Bande, sole candidate for the position, emerged through acclamation at the 87th plenary meeting of the Assembly in New York on Tuesday, June 4, 2019.
Congratulations to Professor Tijjani Muhammad Bande of Nigeria, elected President of the 74th #UNGA session.
My sincere appreciation to María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés for her outstanding work as @UN_PGA and her support for UN reform. pic.twitter.com/oH5DZ4ltmI
— António Guterres (@antonioguterres) June 4, 2019
He is the second Nigerian to hold the office after Joseph Garba, a retired military officer and diplomat, who led the organ between 1989 and 1990.
He will be inaugurated in September. President Muhammadu Buhari had appointed Muhammad- Bande as Nigeria’s representative to the UN on March 31, 2018.
