Not All Nigerians Attending COP28 Climate Summit In Dubai Are Members Of Govt Delegation-FG
Not all the 1,411 Nigerian delegates, who have registered to attend the COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, are sponsored by the Federal Government, the presidency clarified on Sunday.
Team@orientactualmags.com learned that President Bola Tinubu’s Senior Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi , who made this clarification in a statement issued on Sunday, noted that attendees comprising private sector players such as businesspeople, Civil Society Organizations and delegates from Nigeria’s oil-producing Niger Delta region are at the Summit to promote their respective causes and not for a jamboree.
‘It is important to state here that delegates from all countries, whether from government, private sector, media and civil society groups, attend COP summits and conferences as parties and the number of attendees are registered against their countries of origin.
This does not mean that they are sponsored or funded by the government. It must also be said that the fact that people registered to attend a conference does not mean everyone who registered is physically present.
As the biggest country in Africa, the biggest economy and one with a bigger stake in climate action as a country with a huge extractive economy, it is a no-brainer that delegates from Nigeria will be more than any other country in Africa’ the statement said.
He also submitted that because of the significance of the climate conference, stakeholders from Nigeria apart from those in government are also involved.
They include UBA Chairman, Tony Elumelu; Chairman of BUA group, Abdul Samad Rabiu and other billionaires whose businesses are promoting sustainability and climate actions through their philanthropies’.
‘These businessmen and women and their staff who came with them to promote their own business interests are part of the 1,411 delegates from Nigeria. Their trip to Dubai is not funded by the Federal Government.
United Nations Climate summit, by its very nature, commands attendance of big names from across the world – statesmen and women, politicians, lawmakers, corporate titans, journalists and activists, etc. who promote big global agenda. So, people attend the summit for many reasons’ the statement added
The 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC, more commonly referred to as COP28, is the 28th United Nations Climate Change conference which holds at Expo City, Dubai from November 30 to December 12 , 2023-Team@orientactualmags.com
Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980. Thank you
