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Seating protocol for the 70th session
Each year, the Secretary-General draws one Member State amongst all to occupy the first seat in the General Assembly Hall.
This year and throughout the 70th session, the delegation of TUVALU will sit at the first desk at the right of the President, and the other countries will follow in the English alphabetical order.
President Buhari of Nigeria pictured above seated at the UN General Assembly in New York today. Seated with him is former Ekiti state governor, Kayode Fayemi and Nigerian Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Prof Joy Ogwu.