40 African nations recognise Libya’s interim govt

FOREIGN Affairs Minister, Ambassador Olugbenga Ashiru, has said that about 40 African countries have so far recognised the Transitional National Council (TNC) in Libya.

The minister at a briefing in Abuja to spotlight the strides of the nation’s foreign policy in the first 100 days of the present administration, also explained the rationale of the agreement in principle between Nigeria and Kosovo, to set up trade offices in both Abuja and Pristina among others.

He gave an update on the TNC recognition chart saying: “As at today, over 40 African countries have now recognised the TNC following Nigeria’s leadership initiative. Our overriding interest in the fastly developing situation in Libya are threefold. One, to achieve an early end to the conflict, thereby preventing further loss of innocent lives  regardless of who the culprits are, Two, to support the process which would allow the Libyan people decide the future of the country and the third, superior logic,

“We are working closely with the council members on a range of issues, including the conflict in Libya, the crisis in Syria, Somalia among others,


Nigeria’s positive image and good standing in the international community has also attracted high level visits by chiefs of state including Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, President Ian Kama of Botswana, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangarai of Zimbabwe, Alhassane Ouatarra of Cote d’ Ivoire, as well as President Mahamaddou Issoufou of Niger Republic among others.”

He added that the need to ensure maximum security for Nigerians, coupled with the urgency of engendering co-prosperity without any negative effects on the Nigerian local environment are the twin driving forces behind the “intense bilateral engagement” which Nigeria is starting with its neighbours.

Delving into the international politics of promoting Nigeria’s interest in the West African neighbourhood through the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)’s  functional co-operation and economic integration yesterday, the minister said: “ This strategy is as valid today as it was, at the time it was conceived, precisely because Nigeria’s security and prosperity and well-being of her citizens are inextricably tied to the stability and prosperity of its immediate neighbours.”

At the multilateral level, the minister noted that Nigeria continued to provide a credible African leadership role through its membership of the United Nations (UN) Security Council.

The ministerial briefing also touched on Nigeria’s exertions in international consensus building, the creation of a positive image and fair standing in the international arena, a floodgate of goodwill and high level visits as well as the immediate and expected gains from its recognition of the Transitional National Council (TNC) of Libya.

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This is the same man that insinuated that fellow Nigerians arent being murdered by this Western-back terrorist government.

Actually I really do not give a shyyt if 40 African nations recognize the TNC as Libya's government. What we want to hear is that the unevacuated Nigerians left behind in Libya are safe or else they should be airlifted right away.

check it out


Prof Griff on Africom


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miWAwJCkYt0

Wrong information. Less than 20 African Countries as at last count. See link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_the_National_Transitional_Council

EzeCanada:

Wrong information. Less than 20 African Countries as at last count. See link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_the_National_Transitional_Council

I still cant believe the greatest and most prolific terrorist of all time the united states of america and NATO toppled a leader of a country, massacre more than

50,000 innocent civillians and installed an islamic terrorist government . really, i don t give a ratzazzz about how many country have recognized the terrorist govt

in libya, im just concerned how america and the west can overthrow and kill civilians all because of control and enslavement, this is not the first time this shyte

have happened and u have our stupid and ignorant foreign ministry justifying why nigeria should recognize this terrorist organisation while ur own people are been slaughtered on a daily basis

@builder

My thoughts exactly

Food for thought. Under the guise of “protecting civilians,” the United States led NATO into Libya and is attempting to assassinate the Libyan leader. Of course, Libya happens to be the largest oil producer in Africa, but many do not realize that Gaddafi was planning to introduce the gold dinar, a single African currency that would serve as an alternative to the U.S. dollar and allow African nations to share the wealth. It is surely no coincidence that Iraq’s prior leader, Saddam Hussein, was trying to do the same thing just prior to U.S. invasion for all of those “weapons of mass destruction.” Simply put, if oil-rich nations begin trading in something other than dollars it will significantly reduce demand for dollars and threaten the dollar’s role as world reserve currency. Many experts belief this would lead to the quick death of the fiat greenback, which is now backed by nothing but faith in a government that is running an annual budget deficit of over $1.5 TRILLION.

The youths should stone the thief to death.