At UNGA80: Reform Or Risk Irrelevance, President Tinubu Tells UN, World Leaders

Tinubu

By JAMIU JAMODU

…Says For Fairness, representation, demand For Seat In UN’s Permanent Security Council Timely

.Blasts UN’s “Careful Diplomatic Language” over inaction in Middle East conflicts*

.Calls for international financial Court system to manage sovereign debt*

.Positions Nigeria’s mineral wealth, economic reforms as blueprint for Africa*

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has delivered a strongly worded reform policy proposal to the United Nations on Wednesday, warning that the global body must embrace sweeping restructurings or face growing irrelevance as world events increasingly bypass its influence.

The President criticised the organisation’s record, pointing to the ongoing human suffering in the Middle East and other regions as “stains on our collective humanity.”

In his address to the UN General Assembly’s 80th session, President Tinubu, who was represented by his deputy, Vice President Kashim Shettima, warned that the UN’s credibility is being undermined by the gulf between its words and its deeds while positioning Nigeria’s economic transformation as a model for developing nations.

“For all our careful diplomatic language, the slow pace of progress on these hardy perennials of the UN General Assembly debate has led some to look away from the multilateral model. Some years ago, I noticed a shift at this gathering: key events were beginning to take place outside this hall, and the most sought-after voices were no longer heads of state,” the President said.