Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has said Nigeria is now highly respected and appreciated by the international community due to the repositioning of the country by
President Muhammadu Buhari in the past seven years of his regime.
Onyeama who was speaking with journalists on the sideline of the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, said Buhari has positioned Nigeria as a bastion of democracy in the last seven years and the country has gained the respect of the world.
“We have been able to gain respect for Nigeria and secure Nigeria’s place as an important partner and player at the multilateral level,” Onyeama said.
The minister added that in seven years, Buhari had “showcased Nigeria as a champion of good governance and an important partner in the African sub-region and beyond.”
He said Nigeria’s participation in the assembly within the period afforded it the opportunity to present a positive image of the country.
“Within that period of time, we have been praised for the role we played in ensuring that democracy survived in the Gambia as well as in pushing for peace in the West African sub-region,: he said. (Ripples Nigeria)
