President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi, to represent him at the COP27 as Head of Nigeria’s Delegation to the United Nations Framework Conference on Climate Change holding IN Egypt from THE 6th to 18th of THIS MONTH.
The Minister is expected to represent the President at High Level Sessions and also deliver Nigeria’s National Statement at Cop27 plenary, attend bilateral MEETINGS and side meetings on Nigeria’s Energy Transition Plan amongst other engagements.
As Chairman of Council of Ministers of the Pan African Great Green Wall (GGW), he is expected to host alongside the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification and the Pan African Great Green Wall a high level meeting of member states on GGW.
Others to attend the meeting are: Minister of Water Resources, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Minister of Finance, budget and national planning, Minister of Power, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, and other heads of agencies of government.