THE Nigeria government has demanded for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, warning that the credibility of the world body depends on its ability to reflect current global realities rather than the post-Second World War order.
Vice-President Kashim Shettima, who delivered President Bola Tinubu’s address at the 80th UN General Assembly on Tuesday, September 25, urged member states to embrace sweeping reforms that would give Africa’s most populous country a stronger voice in international decision-making.
The vice-president warned that the slow pace of progress on key global issues had allowed scepticism about multilateralism to grow.
He argued that the UN must demonstrate that its structures were not fixed and…