Representatives At COP-28 Not Out Of Line— FG

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The Federal Government faced heavy criticism from opposition parties and Nigerians over the large number of delegates representing the country at COP-28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Responding to Nigerians in a statement on Monday through the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, FG says the representatives are in line with the country’s status.

The statement in parts reads: “The Federal Government has noted with interest the public conversation on the number of delegates from Nigeria attending the ongoing Climate Summit in Dubai, otherwise called COP-28, and the need to provide clarity in line with a standing pledge to conduct itself with transparency and accessibility regarding public information.

“The Convention of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is the world’s pre-eminent Climate Change Conference, attended this year (COP-28) by more than 70,000 participants and delegates from over 100 countries.

“Nigeria’s representation is very much in line with our status as Africa’s leading sovereign voice and player in climate action.

“Parties to this Convention from Nigeria include government officials, representatives from the private sector, civil society, the voluntary sector, state governments, media, multilateral institutions, representatives of marginalised communities, and many others.

The Federal Government insisted they only sponsored 422 persons from the federal and state level while the others from private companies, NGOs, CSOs, Media etc, were not sponsored by the government.

[Vanguard/SA]