Nigeria on Thursday joined 127 other countries to back a UN resolution which effectively called on the U.S. to withdraw its recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

A total of 128 countries approved the non-binding resolution. Nine countries voted against it, 21 did not turn up to vote, while 35 abstained.

Togo was the only African country that voted against the resolution. The other eight that voted against the resolution were the U.S., Israel, Guatemala, Honduras, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, and Palau.

Apart from the U.S., all the other four permanent Security Council members voted in support of the resolution on Thursday.

The vote comes a day after President Donald Trump threatened that the U.S. could withdraw funding from countries that back the resolution.

“They take hundreds of millions of dollars and even billions of dollars, and then they vote against us,” the American leader told reporters at the White House.

“Let them vote against us. We’ll save a lot. We don’t care,” Mr. Trump said on Wednesday.

That threat did not, however, deter countries like Nigeria, Egypt and several others who despite receiving millions of dollars of American aid every year, chose to stand by majority of the world in condemning the U.S. decision.

The solution adopted by the UN General Assembly states that any decisions regarding the status of Jerusalem are “null and void” and must be cancelled.

Thursday’s vote by the General Assembly comes days after the UN Security Council adopted a similar resolution. That resolution was, however, vetoed by the U.S.

Both Israel and Palestine want Jerusalem as their capital with most countries of the World supporting a two-state solution that would see East Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine.

Link: http://www.veloxnews.com/jerusalem-nigeria-127-other-countries-ignore-trump-vote-against-u-s-israel/

It was a wanton charade by UN. That election is a diplomatic misfire that should not have happened. U.S is a sovereign nation with right to move their capital and recognize any place in the world.

The vote against that decision is so useless that it will further show how weak UN has become. Nothing will happen to U.S and Israel. That decision of Trump stands.

America carries 22 percent of entire UN budget. If they withdraw that. UN will retrench staff for the first time in History. Humanitarian aid world over will feel the impact.

The vote was wrongly timed. Diplomatic reach out should have continued....see Nigeria wey dey beg U.S for military arms and support dey vote against them. Issoari

Where our ibo jews


Maybe this 124 countries as Muslim dominated or "head slamers" that's why they support UNN

America will be disgraced..if she thinks only her can do and nothing wil happen

Is that Nigeria problem na i sorry for them

Not everything is up for sale. People should act according to their conscience not how much aid they receive from some superpower.

US facing humiliation in the UN,128 votes goes against america,only 9 votes in favour of america and the majority of countries declared jerusalem as a capital of palestine.

Tight slap on the face of usa and israel


After todays embarrassment in the UN,donald trump should resign immediately because he became a laughing stock of the world

Built2last:
It was a wanton charade by UN. That election is a diplomatic misfire that should not have happened. U.S is a sovereign nation with right to move their capital and recognize any place in the world.

The vote against that decision is so useless that it will further show how weak UN has become. Nothing will happen to U.S and Israel. That decision of Trump stands.

America carries 22 percent of entire UN budget. If they withdraw that. UN will retrench staff for the first time in History. Humanitarian aid world over will feel the impact.

The vote was wrongly timed. Diplomatic reach out should have continued....see Nigeria wey dey beg U.S for military arms and support dey vote against them. Issoari

Threatening to cut aid programmes for countries that stand up for their beliefs? Pathetic.

Nigeria is a country that prides itself on anti semitism and part of the islamic gang up against Israel.

The worst part is that it occupies pro Isreal Biafralabd and prevent Biafra from voting at the UN for Isreal.

GameGod:

Threatening to cut aid programmes for countries that stand up for their beliefs? Pathetic.

The dumbass countries that voted against USA's belief where its embassy should be situated are even more pathetic than useless.

GameGod:
[b]US facing humiliation in the UN,128 votes goes against america,only 9 votes in favour of america and the majority of countries declared jerusalem as a capital of palestine.

[/b]Tight slap on the face of usa and israel


After todays embarrassment in the UN,donald trump should resign immediately because he became a laughing stock of the world

Are you mentally okay? What humiliation if I may ask? Does the foolish exercise change a thing? USA embassy has already moved to Jerusalem and USA has recognized Jerusalem as Israeli's capital. UN can vote up or down, UN does not have an embassy. Israel not UN will decide which city in Israel shall be the capital city. UN is known for anti-Semite which had led to the bloodshed in Middle-East.

I don't understand why Nigeria didn't abstain from this fruitless exercise, what ever happened to been neutral on this occasion...

GameGod:
US facing humiliation in the UN,128 votes goes against america,only 9 votes in favour of america and the majority of countries declared jerusalem as a capital of palestine.

Tight slap on the face of usa and israel


After todays embarrassment in the UN,donald trump should resign immediately because he became a laughing stock of the world

You are funny so Donald Trump should resign because 128 shallow and useless countries voted against Jerusalem being recognised by the US as isreals capital yet your useless President Buhari that hasnt achieved a single thing should stay ...you are such a hypocrite ..Nothing on earth will overturn Jerusalem feom being Isreal capital so learn to live with that and start pitying your Buhari from today because the US will definitely mess him up one way or the other since he wasnt wise to abstain

GameGod:

Threatening to cut aid programmes for countries that stand up for their beliefs? Pathetic.

Ofcourse the should go to Iran for aid from now on

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SalamRushdie:


You are funny so Donald Trump should resign because 128 shallow and useless countries voted against Jerusalem being recognised by the US as isreals capital yet your useless President Buhari that hasnt achieved a single thing should stay ...you are such a hypocrite ..Nothing on earth will overturn Jerusalem feom being Isreal capital so learn to live with that and start pitying your Buhari from today because the US will definitely mess him up one way or the other since he wasnt wise to abstain

SalamRushdie:


Ofcourse the should go to Iran for aid from now on

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What is this one saying?

ChimaAgbalajob:
[s]Nigeria is a country that prides itself on anti semitism and part of the islamic gang up against Israel.

The worst part is that it occupies pro Isreal Biafralabd and prevent Biafra from voting at the UN for Isreal.[/s]

Nonsense as usual. Chibuike, behave yourself o.