A former member of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Sam Onuigbo, will assume the leadership of GLOBE Legislators as the organisation marks its 35th anniversary during the 2026 London Climate Action Week (LCAW).
Onuigbo, the sponsor of Nigeria’s Climate Change Bill 2021, is also scheduled to deliver an address at the GLOBE’s 35th anniversary reception at the United Kingdom Parliament on June 24.
According to the invitation letter signed by the Chief Executive of GLOBE Legislators, Malini Mehra, the 2026 LCAW will be held between June 20 and 28 in the United Kingdom.
Onuigbo who is the current Vice President for Africa and President-designate of GLOBE Legislators, will be formally introduced as the substantive president of the global organisation as it establishes its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya.
GLOBE Legislators is a leading international network of lawmakers committed to advancing climate action and sustainable development and is a founding partner of London Climate Action Week which is now regarded as the world’s largest and most diverse climate action festival.
The anniversary reception, scheduled to hold at the House of Commons and hosted by former UK Minister for Climate Change and former President of GLOBE International, Rt. Hon. Graham Stuart MP, will bring together lawmakers from across the political spectrum in the UK and around the world.
The central theme for the 2026 event is ‘Building Political Resilience and Public Consensus for Climate Action at a Time of Severe Domestic and Geopolitical Challenges’.
The event will also highlight GLOBE’s contribution to major climate action priorities, including climate cooperation in a fractured world, investment and innovation for a net-zero economy, climate risk and resilience, nature and ocean regeneration, and mobilisation of whole-of-society climate action.
Mehra noted that the LCAW has become a key event in the global climate diplomacy calendar, attracting ministers, lawmakers, investors, business leaders, local governments, civil society organisations, academics and cultural institutions from around the world.
Onuigbo’s role in adapting the Student-MP Climate Surgery initiative to Nigeria is also recognised as a scheme conceived to promote direct engagement between students and legislators on climate issues.
According to GLOBE, Nigeria successfully implemented the initiative in 2022 under Onuigbo’s leadership through Student-MP Climate Surgery sessions organised to coincide with COP27 in Egypt.
The organisation stressed that Onuigbo’s experience in promoting constituency-based climate leadership in Nigeria would be shared with international counterparts during this year’s LCAW as a model for strengthening climate engagement and public participation.
