Tijani Muhammad-Bande

Muhammad-Bande speaking at the declaration event in New York

Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Prof. Tijani Muhammad-Bande, has formally declared his intention to vie for the presidency of the 74th UN General Assembly (UNGA).

Muhammad-Bande made the declaration at a cocktail party attended by world diplomats and delegates in New York on Friday evening.

This came barely eight days after the current UNGA president, Ms Maria Espinosa, announced him as the first candidate for the position.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that election of the president of the 74th UNGA will hold at the UN headquarters on June 4.

 

In a statement on its website, UNGA said the presidency of the 74th session was zoned to Africa in “full respect of the established principle of geographical rotation”, among other reasons.

The current president, who is the Foreign Minister of Ecuador, was elected on June 5, and assumed duty on Sept. 18, 2018.

Thus she will step aside on Sept. 17, as the UNGA presidency runs on a one-year tenure

According to the statement, an informal interactive dialogue with Muhammad-Bande is scheduled for May 13, in line with UNGA’s resolution 71/323 titled “Revitalisation of the Work of the General Assembly”.

At the session, the Nigerian permanent representative will have the opportunity to respond to questions from other stakeholders.

Addressing guests at Friday’s event, the candidate pledged to make the organisation stronger and work better for its member states and their citizens.

He said as president of the 74th Session, he would focus on the effective implementation of existing mandates, and make a contribution in all defined follow-up areas.

The candidate promised to promote international peace and security, prevent conflict, strengthen global action to tackle climate change, ensure inclusion, human rights, and the empowerment of youth and women.

He also pledged to ensure that the decisions reached and resolutions passed at the general assembly were implemented for the benefits of citizens.

Muhammad-Bande, who hails from Zagga in present day Kebbi, has had an outstanding career as a scholar and diplomat.

He holds M.A in Political Science from Boston University, USA, in 1981 and a PhD in Political Science from the University of Toronto, Canada in 1987.

Between January 2000 and February 2004, he was the Director-General of the Centre African de Formation et de Recherche Administrative pour le Development (CAFRAD) in Tangier, Morocco.

CAFRAD is Africa’s premier institution with responsibility for training and research in public administration and management.

Besides other positions both locally and internationally, he was the Director-General of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) between 2010 and 2016.

He served as the Vice-President of the General Assembly during the 71st session and remains active in several fora, including as Chair of the United Nations Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (C34); Member, Advisory Board of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre, and Chair of the ECOWAS Group (2018-2019).

Muhammad-Bande has also been an assessor for the National Merit Award (Nigeria) and for professorial positions in universities.

He has won merit awards and honours from institutions and Governments, including the United States and China.

Most notably, he is a recipient of Nigeria’s Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, one of the country’s highest national awards. (NAN)

Tijani Muhammad-Bande

穆罕默德班德在纽约的宣言活动上发表讲话

尼日利亚常驻联合国代表蒂贾尼·穆罕默德·班德教授已正式宣布打算竞选第74届联合国大会（UNGA）主席。

穆罕默德·班德在星期五晚上在纽约举行的世界外交官和代表出席的鸡尾酒会上宣布了这一宣言。

在现任联合国大会主席玛丽亚·埃斯皮诺萨女士宣布他为该职位的第一位候选人之后不到八天。

尼日利亚新闻社（NAN）报道，第74届联合国大会主席的选举将于6月4日在联合国总部举行。

 

联合国大会在其网站上发表的一份声明中表示，第74届会议主席以“充分尊重既定的地域轮换原则”等原则划归非洲。

现任总统是厄瓜多尔外交部长，于6月5日当选，并于2018年9月18日就职。

因此，她将在9月17日离开，因为联合国大会主席任期为一年

根据该声明，根据联合国大会题为“振兴大会工作”的第71/323号决议，定于5月13日与穆罕默德 - 班德举行非正式互动对话。

在会议上，尼日利亚常驻代表将有机会回答其他利益攸关方提出的问题。

候选人在周五的活动中向客人发表讲话，承诺让该组织更加强大，为其成员国及其公民提供更好的服务。

他说，作为第74届会议的主席，他将重点关注有效执行现有任务，并在所有明确的后续领域作出贡献。

该候选人承诺促进国际和平与安全，防止冲突，加强应对气候变化的全球行动，确保包容，人权以及赋予青年和妇女权力。

他还承诺确保达成的决定和大会通过的决议是为了公民的利益而实施的。

穆罕默德·班德（Muhammad-Bande）今天来自萨比（Zagga），现在是凯比（Kebbi），作为一名学者和外交官，他的职业生涯非常出色。

他于1981年获得美国波士顿大学政治学硕士学位，1987年获得加拿大多伦多大学政治学博士学位。

2000年1月至2004年2月期间，他担任摩洛哥丹吉尔非洲发展和行政发展中心（CAFRAD）中心总干事。

CAFRAD是非洲的首要机构，负责公共行政和管理方面的培训和研究。

除了本地和国际的其他职位外，他还是2010年至2016年间国家政策和战略研究所（NIPSS）的总干事。

他在第71届会议期间担任大会副主席，并在若干论坛上保持活跃，包括担任联合国维持和平行动特别委员会主席（C34）;联合国反恐中心顾问委员会成员，西非经共体集团主席（2018-2019）。

Muhammad-Bande还是国家优秀奖（尼日利亚）和大学教授职位的评估员。

他赢得了包括美国和中国在内的机构和政府的优异奖和荣誉。

最值得注意的是，他是尼日利亚尼日利亚联邦共和国勋章官的获得者，该勋章是该国最高的国家奖项之一。