Nigeria seeks Finland’s support for UN permanent seat
Vice-President Kashim Shettima solicited Finland’s support on Tuesday to pursue a permanent seat at the UN Security Council.
Mr Shettima made the appeal during a meeting with Finnish President Alexander Stubb.
The meeting was held on the sidelines of the ongoing 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Nigeria has indicated interest in the UN’s Security Council seat following calls for reforms and expansion of the Council by some UN member countries.
Mr Shettima stated that Nigeria remained a super force in Africa and would do all within its reach to close cultural links and ties in the effort to reunite the Economic Community of West African States.
The vice-president emphasised that Nigeria would leave no stone unturned in the quest to stabilise Africa.
Mr Shettima said the support became necessary given Finland’s role as a European and NATO member and considering Nigeria’s role in entrenching democratic values and peaceful cohesion.
“Nigeria has 25 years of uninterrupted democracy. And President Bola Tinubu is a president with huge democratic credentials and commitment.
“Having him in the saddle, Africa and the larger world would be safe, futuristic, acceptable and more peaceful,” Mr Shettima said.
Mr Stubb expressed total support for the expansion and reconstruction of the UN Security Council. He noted that the dictates and dynamics of the modern world demanded such change.
He expressed Finland’s continued desire to partner with Nigeria as well as opening new frontiers of development between both countries.
Similarly, Mr Shettima, during a meeting with the African Union Chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat, stressed the need for the consolidation of democracy and peaceful collaborations.
The vice-president indicated Nigeria’s interest in hosting the African Central Bank, maintaining that Africa had come of age to host one.
The AU chairperson commended Nigeria for its role in stabilising Africa, adding that the AU would continue to ensure that African stability and peace remained a priority for the body.
(NAN)
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