JONATHAN HEADS TO US FOR UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday left Abuja for New York, for the 69th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.
A statement by presidential spokesman, Dr Reuben Abati noted that while in New York, Jonathan would attend receptions hosted by President Barack Obama of the United States and the secretary-general of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-moon.
“The President will address the United Nations Security Council High-Level Session on Threats to International Peace and Security Caused By Terrorist Acts and present Nigeria’s Statement to the General Assembly on Wednesday, September 24, 2014,” the statement said.Abati also noted that the president, who would stop over in London for a brief private visit before proceeding to New York, would also hold bilateral talks with Mr Ban Ki-moon and the British prime minister, Mr David Cameron, before returning to Abuja on Thursday.