The Federal Government has asked for the support of the United States on its membership in the G20 and a seat on the United Nations Security Council.
President Bola Tinubu made the request on Tuesday at a bilateral meeting with the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Speaking at a joint press briefing after the bilateral discussions, Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, said their discussions focused on agriculture, food security, pharmaceuticals, security and Artificial Intelligence.
Tuggar says Africa’s largest economy deserves to represent the African voice on the UN Security Council as 60 percent of resolutions passed by the UNSC are Africa-related.
“It is also important to note that President Tinubu brought up the issue of Nigeria’s membership and participation in the G20 as well as the United Nations Security Council,” he said.
Tuggar also disclosed that the bilateral talks included definite decisions on other issues, including the upcoming Nigeria-US binational commission on March 11 -13, 2024.
“We’re all aware Nigeria is the most populous nation on the African continent. It has the largest economy and therefore the President will use the 4D Nigeria’s foreign policy agenda of Democracy, Development, diaspora and demography.
“We feel it is necessary and deem it fit for Nigeria to be represented in these decision-making bodies as many as 60 percent of the resolutions passed by the UN Security Council, in one way or the other, are related to Africa, so Africa needs to be represented,” he added.
In September 2023, President Tinubu participated in the G-20 summit in New Delhi, India.
The Group consists of Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, South Korea, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union.
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