Vice President Kashim Shettima has said Africa’s continued exclusion from permanent membership of the United Nations (UN) Security Council undermines the fairness and legitimacy of the global governance system.
He also reaffirmed Nigeria’s support for urgent reform of the United Nations, noting that the country nation would remain a dependable partner in efforts to rebuild trust among nations, defend international law and address hunger, violence and exclusion.
Shettima stated this during a meeting with United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J. Mohammed, on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York, United States.
He commended the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, for his consistent support for a more representative Security Council, particularly his declaration that a 21st-century Council without permanent African representation is “unjust and indefensible.
“A continent cannot be summoned to bear the burdens of the international order and then denied an equal hand in directing it,” Shettima said.
He maintained that Nigeria would continue to support reforms that make international institutions more representative, responsive and credible, stressing that global decisions must better reflect contemporary geopolitical and demographic realities.
Shettima commended UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J. Mohammed, for her contributions to multilateral diplomacy and sustainable development, describing her service as a source of pride to Nigeria.
“Nigeria will remain a willing ally in the work of restoring trust among nations and dignity to lives diminished by hunger, violence and exclusion. We owe our children a world in which conscience has authority and the law has meaning,” he said.
Amina Mohammed expressed gratitude to Nigeria and the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the support to the UN as an institution and to her office as the deputy scribe of the global body.
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