President Bola Tinubu will return to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) this September to present Nigeria’s reform agenda before world leaders and advance fresh regional security initiatives aimed at strengthening border policing across West Africa, Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Jimoh Ibrahim, has disclosed.

Ibrahim spoke to State House Correspondents after he briefed the President at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on preparations for the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

He said President Tinubu had accepted the invitation to attend the annual global gathering and would use the opportunity to highlight the successes of his administration’s economic and governance reforms.

“I came in from New York to speak with the President in preparation for the United Nations General Assembly,” Ibrahim said.

“The President has generously agreed to attend the UN meeting. It is significant because Mr President has a speech to deliver to the whole world on the reform successes recorded in Nigeria. That has already been scheduled for September.”

According to the envoy, the President is also expected to participate in a number of high-level side events focusing on energy, education and healthcare, although efforts are being made to streamline his engagements.

“There are side-event meetings for Mr President to attend, including one on power and energy. There is another on education as well as hospital management. We discussed these and, graciously, the President gave us his word that he will come to UNGA this September,” he said.

Beyond Nigeria’s participation at the General Assembly, Ibrahim said discussions with the President also focused on strengthening regional security through enhanced border policing across West Africa in collaboration with the United Nations.