Nigeria’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Tijjani Muhammad-Bande has emerged president of the 74th UN general assembly on Tuesday, 4th June.

Muhammad-Bande, happened to be sole candidate for the position. He emerged through acclamation at the 87th plenary meeting of the Assembly in New York on Tuesday.

He is the second Nigerian to hold the office after Joseph Garba, a retired military officer and diplomat, who led the organ between 1989 and 1990.

He will be inaugurated in September.

TIJJANI Muhammad-Bande, is a Professor and former Vice chancellor of Usman Danfodiyo University, Sokoto.