According to Yusuf Tuggar, Minister of Interior, President Bola Tinubu’s proposal for the “democratisation” of the United Nations (UN) Security Council “is gaining steam”.
Tuggar appeared on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics and discussed Nigeria’s attendance at the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
The minister stated that the current composition of the Security Council does not benefit Nigeria or the global south in general.
He said:
“Just as President Tinubu initiated last year, one of the major goals was the reform of the global governance structures, and I’m happy to inform you that several countries have joined the bandwagon.”
“This is the thing that President Tinubu spoke to last year and it became a recurring theme this year it got to a point where the first speaker, president of Brazil, Lula, addressed it almost right away so, when we talk about global governance, we are talking about UN security council where decisions that affect the entire planet are made.
“We want to see that body democratised to see more representation. This is something that President Tinubu has been advocating for and that is something that Vice-President Kashim Shettima who led the delegation echoed And it is gaining a lot of steam.
“The US has also learnt its voice to the need of reforming the UN security council.
“This is a major achievement.”
Tuggar suggested that more African countries join the council because 60 percent of its resolutions concern the African continent.