Tinubu asks UN to give Africa permanent Security Council seats

President Bola Tinubu has asked world leaders to reform the United Nations Security Council and give Africa permanent representation, saying the global power structure created in 1945 no longer reflects today’s world.

The call was delivered by Vice President Kashim Shettima at the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York. Tinubu said reform should start with the Security Council, where Africa remains without a permanent seat despite being central to many of the issues before the council.

He demanded at least two permanent African seats, in line with the Ezulwini Consensus and the Sirte Declaration, as well as five non-permanent seats for the continent. He said those seats should carry the same rights and responsibilities as other permanent members, including veto powers for as long as the veto system exists.

Tinubu also warned that conflict, nationalism and economic pressure were testing the international order. He urged countries to return to dialogue, mutual respect and shared responsibility, while arguing that the United Nations would lose credibility if the countries most affected by its decisions remained outside the room where permanent decisions are made.

Vanguard also reported the same address, including the 1945 comparison and Tinubu’s demand for permanent African representation on the Security Council.

Sources: Daily Post, Vanguard