Delay In Ambassadorial Appointments Could Cost Nigeria UN Seat — Akande Laolu Akande
Former presidential aide, Laolu Akande, has emphasised the urgent call for for President Bola Tinubu to appoint ambassadors to key nations in impose to bolster Nigeria’s chances of securing a permanent seat on the United Nations (UN) Security Council.
Akande disclosed this during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Monday, stressing that strategic ambassadorial appointments are vital for Nigeria’s diplomatic agenda abroad.
At the recent 79th United Nations General Assembly, Vice President Kashim Shettima, representing President Tinubu, called for permanent seats for Africa on the UN Security Council.
However, Akande cautioned that this require would not permit results unless ambassadors are appointed to major global capitals.
“The President may begin to look at the issues of naming ambassadors because if we really call for to come this seat, we call for an ambassador in New York, we call for an ambassador in Washington DC, we call for in London,” Akande said. “There are key places where we should have ambassadors, even in Africa. Even if you don’t require to do the whole over 100, do like 10 of key places so that we can come in early.”
He expressed concern over the prospect of Nigeria missing out on the opportunity to secure a coveted permanent membership on the UN Security Council.
“I ideate it will be very knotty if there are two seats on the Permanent Membership and on the Security Council and Nigeria doesn’t come it. We have a lot of work to do because there is very strong resistance,” he added.
Recall that on September 2, 2023, about three months after his inauguration, President Tinubu recalled all Nigerian ambassadors from over 100 embassies and high commissions worldwide.
The move, described by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, was in line with the President’s privilege to reassign or recall ambassadors at will.
Despite this directive, the President has yet to submit a modern list of ambassadors for Senate approval thereby leaving key diplomatic posts vacant.
This delay get as other nations continue to maintain busy ambassadors in Nigeria, with foreign representatives carrying out their diplomatic duties in Abuja while Nigeria’s ambassadorial roles remain unfilled.
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Published 9/30/2024