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Former minister Amina Mohammed resumes duty at UN office (photos, video)

Wednesday, January 04, 2017 at 1:06 PM by Nnenna Ibeh 1 min read

The former minister of environment Amina Mohammed on Wednesday, January 4, resumed work as deputy secretary general at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

Mohammed, a former secretary to the immediate past UN scribe was earlier appointed as a minister by President Muhammadu Buhari in October 2015.

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However, in December 2015, she got a new appointment as the deputy secretary general of international agency.

During her tenure, Mohammed championed the Ogoni clean-up exercise which was flagged off by president Muhammadu Buhari, represented by vice president Yemi Osinbajo.

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See photos as posted on the UN social media page below:

Former minister Amina Mohammed resumes duty at UN office — Former minister Amina Mohammed and new UN secretary general Antonio Guterres

Source: Legit.ng

Authors:

Nnenna Ibeh Nnenna Ibeh is a journalist with over 10 years of experience with various media organisations including Premium Times. Being on the front burner of reporting politics and the different dimensions of governance, she is also passionate about girls' education and women's and children's health. With degrees in Journalism, Peace Studies & Conflict Res., and Dev. Studies, Nnenna has worked in the dev. sector as a communications officer for the Centre for Democracy and Dev. email: ibehnnenna@gmail.com

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