PDP Queries FG Over Alleged Absence From Meeting

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has queried President Muhammadu Buhari and his delegation to the United Nations 70th General Assembly meeting in New York for failing to attend a humanitarian session of the meeting where issues about Internally Displaced Persons were discussed.



The National Publicity Secretary of the Party, Chief Olisa Metuh, told journalists at a press conference in Abuja that failure to attend that meeting was not just an embarrassment to the country but a manifestation of ineptitude on the part of the presidential delegation to the United Nations meeting.

Metuh also accused the ruling All Progressive Congress of running government affairs as a sole administrator.

We Were Not Invited

The Presidency had debunked reports that Nigeria missed out from the meeting where countries affected by Boko Haram insurgency, sought help from United Nations (UN) member states.

The Presidency claimed that Nigeria was not listed for that meeting called by the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Stephen O’Brien.

The President’s Media Adviser, Femi Adesina said, “When we have meetings such as the UN General Assembly, there are also sideline meetings.

“This meeting that you referred to, called by Mr. O’Brien, was one of the sideline meetings, and Nigeria was not invited.

“We have a schedule of all meetings to be attended by President Muhammadu Buhari, and that is not included in our schedule.”