JIMOH IBRAHIM ELECTED CHAIR OF UNGA BUDGET AND ADMINSTRATIVE COMMITEE

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Jimoh Ibrahim, Nigeria’s permanent representative to the United Nations, has been chosen to lead the budget and administration section of the UN General Assembly’s fifth committee.

This happens even though the UN is facing a budget gap of more than $1.8 billion because of reduced foreign aid support.

“This period requires the United Nations to manage deficit financing arising from converging complexities that place significant burdens on revenue,” the former senator said in his acceptance speech on Tuesday.

“Given heightened tensions, a prompt, critical, and innovative strategy is required to create opportunities within this intricate environment.”

The diplomat said he would draw from his experience as a former member of the Nigerian senate committee on budget and appropriation and chairman of inter-parliamentary relations to forge consensus.

Ibrahim also pointed to President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms in Nigeria as a blueprint for shaping the multilateral institution.

“Mr President, as your student in the reforms class, be assured that those teaching slides will reflect in the budget, appropriations and human resources of the United Nations,” Ibrahim said in a statement.

He thanked the UN and assured the body of his commitment to providing strategy and stewards corporate governance.

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