The Presidency has reacted to media reports on the purported appointment of Amina Mohammed, Nigeria’s Minister of the Environment, as the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, saying “she remains our Minister of Environment”.
In a tweet on Sunday in Abuja, Malam Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, promised that Nigerians would be fully informed on any development concerning the matter.
Shehu said: “There is a lot of exuberance on the net concerning a UN job for Amina Mohammed. She remains our Minister of Environment.
“If there is anything on this that is released officially, we will let Nigerians know.
“I am pleased to know that she enjoys so much
goodwill.”
The social and traditional media outfits had reported that Mohammed is set to be appointed UN Deputy Secretary-General.
A tweet by Pamela Falk, CBS news reporter for the United Nations, said the world body would soon release a statement confirming the appointment of the Nigerian Minister of the Environment.
She is expected to be deputy to Antonio Guterres, who will assume office as UN Secretary-General on January 1, 2017.
Mohammed was appointed the Minister of the Environment by President Muhammadu Buhari in November 2015.
She was also recently appointed by President Buhari to serve in the African Union Reform Steering Committee as the Nigeria’s Representative.
Mohammed, who hails from Gombe State in the North East, had formerly served as adviser to the outgoing UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon.
