Resource-Rich Countries Must Benefit From Their Minerals, Nigerian VP Says at UNGA
Resource-Rich Countries Must Benefit From Their Minerals, Nigerian VP Says at UNGA
This is one of the four priorities outlined by Kassim Shettima for strengthening the prospects for peace, development and human rights.
Key statements by the VP from an address delivered on behalf of President Tinubu:
The other three priorities are:
▪Nigeria must have a permanent UNSC seat;
▪Urgent sovereign debt relief and fair access to trade and finance.
▪Close the digital divide: "AI must stand for 'Africa Included.'"
From a colony of 20 million in 1945 to over 236 million today—projected third-largest population—Nigeria is a stabilizing force in regional security and global peacekeeping. A permanent seat is a matter of fairness and institutional credibility.
The 80th anniversary should spur honest reflection—not nostalgia. The world has changed; multilateralism must adapt to deliver peace, development, and human rights.
Key diplomacy is shifting outside the UN hall—a troubling sign. Nigeria still believes in multilateralism but insists on visible, real reform to restore trust.
Nigeria condemns violence against civilians in Gaza and the "illegal attack on Qatar," and advocates for a two-state solution as "the most dignified path to lasting peace for the people of Palestine."
Africa has made progress but needs reform of the international financial system. Debt relief is not charity—it’s a path to mutual peace and prosperity.
"None of us is safe until all of us are safe." Nigeria remains fully committed to peace, development, multilateralism, and human rights—"not as a slogan but as an article of faith."
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