Pres Buhari endorses choice of Amina Mohammed as UN deputy Secretary General

Pres. Buhari has endorsed the appointment of one of his cabinet members, Minister of Environment Amina Mohammed, as the new United Nations Deputy Secretary-General. In a statement released via social media, President Buhari said her appointment is a great honor to Nigeria.

"I wholeheartedly endorse the choice of Mrs Amina Mohammed as the next Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations. It is a great honour to Nigeria. The incoming Secretary-General António Guterres called this evening to inform me of the decision. I'm grateful to Mrs Mohammed for her service to Nigeria, and have no doubt that in her new assignment she will continue to make us proud"