UNGA: Tinubu, family face no US movement restrictions — Jimoh Ibrahim
President Bola Tinubu and members of his family “enjoy unimpeded transit in the United States and cannot be arrested while attending the United Nations General Assembly,” Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Jimoh Ibrahim, has said. Ibrahim, who is also Chairman of the United Nations Committee on Budget and Administration, said the Nigerian Read More:…
Nigeria's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Jimoh Ibrahim, has stated that President Bola Tinubu and his family will face no movement restrictions in the United States during the United Nations General Assembly. According to Ibrahim, the Nigerian Mission in New York has received no notification from the US government imposing any restrictions on Tinubu's movement.
This is based on Section 11 of the 1947 UN-U.S. Agreement, which requires US federal, state and local authorities to refrain from imposing restrictions on the movement of representatives of member states, their families, UN officials, specialized agencies and persons invited to the headquarters district on official business.
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