President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved the nomination of the Minister of Environment, Amina Mohammed as a member of the African Union Reform Steering Committee.

This was in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu.

Shehu stated: “A versatile and accomplished development practitioner in the public, private and civil society sectors with over three decades experience, Mrs Mohammed had served as the Senior Special Assistant to the President of Nigeria on MDGs, serving three Presidents over a period of six years.

“Until her appointment as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in November 2015, she was the Assistant Secretary/Special Advisor to the United Nations Secretary General on Post-2015 Development Planning.”

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