Environment Minister Amina Mohammed to be appointed UN Dep Sec Gen

Nigeria’s Minister of Environment, Mrs. Amina Mohammed, is set to be appointed as United Nations Deputy Secretary General, as an official statement is expected to confirm her new position.

If confirmed, she will deputise for Antonio Guterres, who will assume office as Secretary General of the world body on January 1, 2017.

Commenting about the air of excitement over the appointment, the Senior Special Assistant to president Muhammadu Buhari, Mallam Garba Shehu said:

“There is a lot of exuberance on the net concerning a UN job for Mrs Amina Mohammed.

“She remains our Minister of Environment.

“If there is anything on this that is released officially, we will let Nigerians know.

“I’m pleased to know that she enjoys so much goodwill.”

Elombah.com recalls that Mrs. Mohammed had formerly served as an adviser to the outgoing UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon.

Until her appointment as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in November 2015, she was the Assistant Secretary/Special Advisor to the United Nations Secretary General on Post-2015 Development Planning.

According to a tweet by Pamela Falk, CBS news reporter for the United Nations, the world body would soon release a statement confirming the appointment of Mrs. Mohammed.

@PamelaFalk’s tweet says:

“#Breaking #UNTransition: new Deputy Secretary General to new SG #AntonioGuterres will be @AminaJMohammed EnvironMinister #Nigeria”

Amina Mohammed was also recently appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari to serve in the African Union (AU) Reform Steering Committee as the Nigerian representative.

The committee, headed by President Paul Kagame of Rwanda is tasked with ongoing institutional reforms of the AU Commission and its organs.

The committee which comprises eminent persons from the continent will work on part-time basis to produce a report for presentation to the 28th African Union Summit in January 2017.

Mrs Mohammed had served as the Senior Special Assistant to the President of Nigeria on MDGs, serving three Presidents over a period of six years.

She is a versatile and accomplished development practitioner in the public, private and civil society sectors with over three decades experience.

Also, the new Secretary General is expected to take his oath of office on 1 January, 2017.

Elombah.com will supply all the details as they unfold…

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