Jimoh Ibrahim, Nigeria’s permanent representative to the United Nations (UN), says President Bola Tinubu will secure a permanent seat on the UN Security Council for the country.
Ibrahim spoke on Thursday during an interview on Channels
Television.
The UN Security Council comprises five permanent
members—China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United
States—collectively known as the P5. They each have the power to veto any
substantive resolution.
The council also has 10 non-permanent members, who serve
two-year terms.
Nigeria’s last stint as a non-permanent member of the UN
security council was from 2014 to 2015, marking its fifth term on the body.
However, the West African nation has long sought a permanent
seat on the security council, arguing that its population size, economy
strength, and contributions to UN peacekeeping missions justify such
presentation.
Ibrahim said Nigeria’s absence from the council’s permanent
membership bothers Tinubu.
“His (Tinubu) major argument is that why is it that United
Nations did not admit any African country into the permanent seat of the
security council. This worries him a lot,” he said.
“His speeches that he delivered pointed to the fact that he
was not happy with the idea of UN not admitting Africa, particularly Nigeria,
to the security council.”
The diplomat said the council’s establishment 80 years ago
predated the independence of many African countries, including Nigeria, making
its rules difficult to change.
However, he expressed hope that ongoing negotiations would
pave the way for reforms.
“The good news is I can assure you that President Tinubu
will secure a security council seat very soon,” Ibrahim said.
Ibrahim said Tinubu had also raised the issue with Ghanaian
President John Mahama.
Mahama successfully championed efforts that led to the UN
declaring the transatlantic slave trade one of the gravest crimes against
humanity.
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