ICYMI: See Highlight Of President Tinubu’s speech At the UN General Assembly

1. Failures in good governance have hindered Africa

2. Broken promises, outright exploitation from abroad has also exerted a heavy toll on our ability to progress

3. What we seek is an equal firm commitment to partnership

4. The private sector must see Africa as a developmental priority

5. There has to be a foundation for durable growth

6. We must affirm democratic governance as the best guarantor of sovereign will

7. | seek to establish democratic governance in Niger in a manner that seeks to address the political and economic challenges of that country

8. The international community must strengthen its resolve to arrest the flow of arms and violent people into west Africa

9. Billions of dollars meant to improve the economies of nations in Africa now fuel violence… if left unchecked can fuel a national security crisis

10. Many Africans are asking if this is not by design in terms of the way violence is fueled across Africa.

11. Climate change severely impacts Nigeria and Africa… African nations will fight climate change but must do so on just amd fair terms

12. We will build a green wall to stop desert encroachment… water and irrigation projects…. provision of gas burning stoves etc.

13. Peace, security, human rights and development will be Nigeria’s guiding principle

14. The will of the people must be respected… this beautiful planet must be protected

15. We as Africans, seek neither to be appendages or patrons… we do not seek to replace old shackles with new ones

16. Instead we hope to work the rich African soil… and live under the magnificent African sky… free of the wrongs of the past and its associated encumbrances