During the September 2027 United Nations General Assembly, President Bola Tinubu will sit “very close” to US President, Donald Trump.
This was disclosed by Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Jimoh Ibrahim, while speaking with State House correspondents after a meeting with President Tinubu at the presidential villa, Abuja, on Wednesday.
Ibrahim said President Tinubu will be seated “very close” to Trump in the front row during the UNGA General Debate.
When asked whether Tinubu would meet with Trump at UNGA, Ibrahim said, “Well, I won’t be able to tell you that, but I can tell you clearly that President Tinubu will be sitting very close to Donald Trump in the front row of the United Nations General Assembly. Don’t ask me how that was arranged, but he will be sitting.”
He said the Nigerian leader is expected to use the global platform to showcase the success achieved by his administration in the last three years.
According to Ibrahim, the President also pledged to close ranks with the United Nations on border policing to address cross‑border threats as a way of tackling insecurity in the region.
He said, “The President reiterated his commitment to border policing. This time around, the President will be working with the United Nations to look into the West Africa border.
“A lot of peacekeeping effort is coming in here. I can assure you the President is going to put a lot of effort into border policing for West African countries.”
He said the President had given specific directive on what to do and promised to raise West Africa as a case study for coordinated UN-backed border policing when the issue is raised at the UN headquarters.
Ibrahim added, “As far as we are concerned, West Africa border policing is very important, and the UN, I can assure you, will give support in respect of West Africa border policing.
“He has a speech to give to the whole world about his reform success in Nigeria, and that has been slated for September. So Nigeria will be effectively in UNGA.
“There are side event meetings for Mr. President to attend, which includes generation of power, issues that have to do with energy. There’s another side event meeting on education, as well as hospital management. But we don’t want to crowd his itineraries.”
