{"id":21033,"date":"2024-09-27T10:07:27","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T10:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/?p=21033"},"modified":"2024-09-27T10:08:19","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T10:08:19","slug":"at-unga-79-nigeria-seeks-finlands-support-for-un-security-council-permanent-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/2024\/09\/27\/at-unga-79-nigeria-seeks-finlands-support-for-un-security-council-permanent-seat\/","title":{"rendered":"At UNGA 79: Nigeria Seeks Finland&#8217;s Support for UN Security Council Permanent Seat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"7328bc63-b453-40b1-88ba-01dd7203afc5\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Vice President Shettima Urges African Union to Strengthen Stability in Africa and ECOWAS<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Nigeria has formally sought Finland&#8217;s backing in its quest for a permanent seat on the United Nations (UN) Security Council. As the most populous country in Africa and the sixth-largest globally, Nigeria has signaled its interest in securing this position amid growing calls from various UN member states for reforms and an expansion of the Council&#8217;s membership.<\/p>\n<p>Vice President Senator Kashim Shettima, GCON, made the appeal during a meeting with the President of Finland, Alexander Stubb, on the sidelines of the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session in New York. Shettima underscored Nigeria&#8217;s significance as a leading force in Africa and highlighted the country&#8217;s commitment to fostering cultural ties and rebuilding cohesion within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). He further emphasized Nigeria\u2019s role in promoting stability across Africa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNigeria has 25 years of uninterrupted democracy, and with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a leader with strong democratic values, at the helm, Africa and the wider world will become safer, more progressive, and more peaceful,\u201d Shettima said, underscoring the nation&#8217;s readiness to collaborate closely with Finland, a key European and NATO member.<\/p>\n<p>In response, Finland\u2019s President, Alexander Stubb, voiced his nation\u2019s strong support for reforming and expanding the UN Security Council, acknowledging the evolving demands of the modern world. He reaffirmed Finland\u2019s commitment to strengthening ties with Nigeria and exploring new avenues of cooperation and development.<\/p>\n<p>In another significant development, Vice President Shettima held discussions with African Union Chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat, focusing on democratic consolidation and peaceful cooperation across the continent. Shettima reiterated Nigeria\u2019s interest in hosting the African Central Bank, asserting that Africa is prepared to take on such a crucial responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>Chairperson Mahamat expressed his appreciation for Nigeria\u2019s ongoing efforts in maintaining peace and stability within Africa, affirming that the African Union remains committed to prioritizing the continent\u2019s security and development.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-2 flex gap-3 empty:hidden -ml-2\">\n<div class=\"items-center justify-start rounded-xl p-1 flex\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Vice President Shettima Urges African Union to Strengthen Stability in Africa and ECOWAS Nigeria has formally sought Finland&#8217;s backing in its quest for a permanent seat on the United Nations (UN) Security Council. As the most populous country in Africa and the sixth-largest globally, Nigeria has signaled its interest in securing this position amid [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21036,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[76,343,299],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-government","category-international","category-trends"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21033"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21033\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21036"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}