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Buhari meets UNGA President, Maria Espinosa, at Aso Rock

President of the @UN General Assembly @UN_PGA, H.E. Maria Espinosa is in Abuja. She had a meeting with President @MBuhari, and held a press conference alongside the Minister of Foreign Affairs, at the State House.  [Twitter/@BashirAhmaad]
President of the @UN General Assembly @UN_PGA, H.E. Maria Espinosa is in Abuja. She had a meeting with President @MBuhari, and held a press conference alongside the Minister of Foreign Affairs, at the State House. [Twitter/@BashirAhmaad]
<strong>Espinosa</strong>, who arrived the villa at about 11.35 a.m., was ushered into the president’s mini conference hall for the bilateral meeting.
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met behind closed doors with the visiting President of the United Nations General Assembly, Ms Maria Espinosa, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

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Espinosa, who arrived the villa at about 11.35 a.m., was ushered into the president’s mini conference hall for the bilateral meeting.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reliably learnt that President Buhari and the 73rd UNGA President would deliberate on issues of mutual benefits that would strengthen the relationships between Nigeria and the United Nations.

President of the @UN General Assembly @UN_PGA, H.E. Maria Espinosa is in Abuja. She had a meeting with President @MBuhari, and held a press conference alongside the Minister of Foreign Affairs, at the State House.  [Twitter/@BashirAhmaad]
President of the @UN General Assembly @UN_PGA, H.E. Maria Espinosa is in Abuja. She had a meeting with President @MBuhari, and held a press conference alongside the Minister of Foreign Affairs, at the State House. [Twitter/@BashirAhmaad]

The two leaders would deliberate on the issue bordering on insecurity in the Lake Chad Basin, development and environmental protection.

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Espinosa arrived Abuja on Monday on a two-day working visit to Nigeria.

President of the @UN General Assembly @UN_PGA, H.E. Maria Espinosa is in Abuja. She had a meeting with President @MBuhari, and held a press conference alongside the Minister of Foreign Affairs, at the State House.  [Twitter/@BashirAhmaad]
President of the @UN General Assembly @UN_PGA, H.E. Maria Espinosa is in Abuja. She had a meeting with President @MBuhari, and held a press conference alongside the Minister of Foreign Affairs, at the State House. [Twitter/@BashirAhmaad]
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