Professor Gambari gets new United Nations appointment
- Professor Ibrahim Gambari keeps making Nigeria proud on the international scene
- The 73-year old Kwara-born diplomat and scholar has bagged another appointment with the United Nations (UN)
- His new portfolio makes him a member of independent eminent experts on the implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action
The UN has appointed Professor Ibrahim Gambari as a member of independent eminent experts on the implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action.
A statement by Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, where he is the current Chancellor said Gambari’s appointment letter, dated Friday, May 11, was signed by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad AI Hussein.
The letter read in part: “I write to you on behalf of the United Nations Secretary-General in reference to General Assembly resolution 72/157 of 19 December 2017 in which the General Assembly requested the Secretary-General, António Guterres, to appoint the members of the group of independent eminent experts on the implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action.
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”This is in accordance with General Assembly resolution 56/266 of March 27, 2002.
“I have the pleasure to inform you that after a thorough consideration, the Secretary General decided to appoint Gambari as a member of the group of independent eminent experts on the implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action.
”The other members of the group, appointed earlier, are Mrs Hanna Suchocka (Eastern European States) and Mrs Santos Roland (Latin American and Caribbean States). It is expected that you will effectively take up your functions on May 21, 2018.”
Commenting on the appointment, KWASU Vice-Chancellor, Professor AbdulRasheed Na’Allah, said the university was delighted that its global diplomat chancellor was once again being called upon by the world body to use his experience and talent to serve humanity.
“KWASU is very proud of this appointment and wishes our global eminent chancellor continued great services to humanity,” Na’Allah said.
Professor Gambari was a former Nigeria’s UN Permanent Representative and Under Secretary General to the world body. He was also Nigeria's minister for external affairs between 1984 and 1985.
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Meanwhile, Global anti-corruption group, Transparency International, said on Monday, May 28, Nigeria’s government has in the run-up to elections expanded the use of opaque $670 million-a-year funds that fuel graft. The amount when converted to naira is two hundred forty-one billion eight hundred seventy million (N241,870,000).
The funds, known as “security votes” are mainly disbursed in hard cash and nominally released for dealing with unexpected security issues and they come from both federal and state governments, although the vast majority is disbursed under the latter.
Transparency International’s report said the security votes, a major feature of Nigeria's dark days under military rule, have become “synonymous with official corruption and abuse of power.”
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