The President said, Ms. Mohammed’s appointment brought honour to the country.
Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mallam , Garba Shehu, who disclosed this noted that Antonio Guterres, UN secretary-general, called Buhari to inform him of his decision to pick Mohammed.
He said: “It is expected that the minister of environment will be transitioning to her new role in March 2017.
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“In the meantime, it is expected that she will continue to lay strong foundations with various important on-going initiatives critical to the government’s success in the environment sector.
“These include, but not limited to, implementation of our Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Climate Agreement, the successful launch of the Sovereign Green Bonds in 2017, the on-going Ogoni clean-up and development of the Great Green Wall.”
Incoming UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday announced Amina Mohammed as his Deputy Secretary-General.
Mr. Guterres made the announcement through the spokesman of the Secretary-General, Stephane Dujarric.
Buhari endorsed the “excellent selection of Amina J. Mohammed, by her appointment, Nigeria has been honoured,” he was quoted as saying.
The president was upbeat that Mohammed would continue to make Nigeria proud at the global level, while he thanked her for tireless contribution to transform the country.
He looked forward to a sustained collaboration between the UN and Nigeria.