Ayomide Olumuyiwa
President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city after attending the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) 50th anniversary in Nairobi, Kenya.
The President, who initially planned to proceed to London for medical check-up, returned to Abuja on Friday at about 1:00 p.m.
During his stay in Kenya, the President participated in the Special Session to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the United Nation’s body.
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“As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of UNEP’s existence, we laud the efforts of UNEP and encourage broader action to overcome climate change, biodiversity, rising levels of pollution and waste being three major crises threatening our planet, ” Buhari said in his address at the programme.
During the meeting, Buhari directed collaboration between the Ministries of Environment, Water Resources, Agriculture and Rural Development and Power to combat desertification.
There in Kenya, President Buhari also met with Mr Ibrahim Thiaw, Executive Secretary of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Nairobi.
