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Nigeria: Ogwu Presents Letter of Credence to UN Scribe
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Leadership (Abuja)
9 May 2008
Posted to the web 9 May 2008
Nigeria's new Permanent Representative to the UN, Professor Joy Ogwu, has presented her letter of credence to the UN Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent at the UN, reports that the event took place at the Executive Office of the Secretary-General on the 38th floor of the UN headquarters in New York.
NAN, however, reports that presentation ceremony was brief, as no reporter was allowed to cover the event, although photo opportunity was provided for the media.
The new Nigerian envoy to the world body presented her credentials alongside six other new permanent representatives.
They are Burundi, Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, Fiji, Guatemala, Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago.
NAN reports that the 61-year-old Ogwu arrived in New York about three weeks ago, to assume duty at the Nigerian Mission to the UN and has already swung into action to rekindle Nigeria's image in the organisation.
She had last week hosted Nigerians working in the UN to a luncheon where she urged them to always advance the country's aspirations.
"I urge you all, to support us as we seek collectively to raise Nigeria's voice at the United Nations," Ogwu was quoted as telling the Nigerian diplomats at the UN.
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Ogwu, a professor of international relations, was former minister of foreign affairs, between August 2006 and May 2007 and the first female director-general of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA).
She lectured in prominent Nigerian and foreign universities and also served the UN on some of its committees, including chairperson of the organisation's Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters.
She had published two notable books, including Nigerian Foreign Policy: Alternative Futures, and Latin America: Perspectives and Challenges and other numerous works on international relations. (NAN)
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