President Bola Tinubu has received a seven-volume copy of the United Nations’ proposed budget for 2027 from Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the global body, Jimoh Ibrahim, at the State House, Abuja.
Ibrahim, who chairs the UN General Assembly’s Fifth Committee, responsible for administrative and budgetary matters, presented the document to the President, describing the occasion as a historic milestone for Nigeria.
Speaking to journalists after the presentation, the diplomat said it was the first time in 66 years that a Nigerian president had received the proposed UN budget through the process.
He explained that the budget was submitted to him through the UN General Assembly and the Secretary-General for consideration by the Fifth Committee, which oversees the organisation’s financial and administrative affairs.
According to Ibrahim, presenting the document to Tinubu was appropriate because Nigeria is a member of the United Nations and he represents the country in the committee responsible for examining the proposed budget.
He said, “This is the presentation of the United Nations proposed budget for 2027 that was presented to me by the General Assembly, by the Secretary-General of the United Nations to the Fifth Committee, and that budget has seven volumes.
“So it has to be presented to my country because my country is a member of the United Nations. I share the budget at the committee, so the appropriate thing to do is to bring the budget home and deliver it to the President.”
Ibrahim further emphasised the significance of the presentation, noting that Nigeria’s participation in the committee’s budgetary process had reached a milestone not witnessed in more than six decades.
He said the event was an important moment for the country, although he could not predict when a similar occasion would occur again.
The Nigerian envoy also commended Tinubu for receiving the document, describing the presentation as a notable development in Nigeria’s engagement with the United Nations.
The proposed 2027 budget is subject to the UN’s established budgetary review and approval process, through which member states consider the organisation’s financial requirements and administrative priorities.
