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That's why I no longer take the UN seriously. With what is happening in the country, he's saying the president is trying on security. That's why the US don't take the UN seriously again. Too much talk and unnecessary diplomacy

Great100000:
[b]UN Secretary-General Guterres Backs Nigeria’s Bid for World Body’s Security Council Seat

. Says nation must lead Africa’s charge for new global order

. Lauds Tinubu’s reforms, regional security role


Source: https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/02/15/un-secretary-general-guterres-backs-nigerias-bid-for-world-bodys-security-council-seat/

Oh boy na wao...

See how Jagaban just became a global icon of good governance and economic wizardry.

He's even being used as a reference point for good governance by the international community.

To the point that they now want to give Nigeria a permanent seat on the UN Security Council!

Atiku and Obi should just retire from politics.

IT'S OVER.

lawani:
What about India? India has more or less same population as Africa

Asia has China on the Security Council.

Africa lacks any representation.

Please, where in this report did the UN scribe mention that he's supporting Nigeria's bid for a seat in the security council?

I would have pushed for Nigeria to join the permanent seat though.

owobokiri:
They have been promising Africa a permanent sest at the United Nations Security Council since the days of Koffi Annan.
Nothing new because nothing changed. They are not going to allow it to happen ,because it will tip the balance of global power.

I agree with your comment except with the bolded. Why? Why not India? The UN is run by the US ... they want a puppet on the Security Council ... that's the bottom line. Nigeria will not vote against the US .. India will . But I'm as you said ...the UN has lost it's purpose ....as we can see with the atrocities Israel is committing in Gaza ...the US just deciding governments...threatening to take over Greenland etc and there is silence on violation of any UN Charter as long as the US or Israel is violating. Did Nigeria ask to join the SC?...why are they suddenly volunteering Nigeria? We need to forget the UN period ...get with BRICS.

Kemetian:
Asia has China on the Security Council.

Africa lacks any representation.

India has a bigger economy than Africa. Why should they be left out of the UNSC just because they are Indians?

So what exactly do we get from this?

Who takes this UN serious again?

You guys are useless

AderonkeOlaniyi:
To you, anyone who supports Obi isn't logical, but anyone who supports the crooked Tinubu is logical, right?

You just proved your assertion right by jumping to a conclusion that was faaaar from my quoted post .


Indeed most of you obi fans are highly infantile and illogical.

benardtotti:
My brother, if you have been on Nairaland for long , you will know owobokiri was a logical person , until Obi happened to him and then we lost him . I pray his eyes of understanding be opened .

Really? What drew my attention to him is his illogical comments whenever it comes to Nnamdi Kanu and Peter Obi. He wasn't among those disturbing Nairaland in the days of Nnamdi Kanu/IPOB.
Well, he should better take it easy o!

lawani:
India has a bigger economy than Africa. Why should they be left out of the UNSC just because they are Indians?

What does having a supposedly bigger economy have to do with representation?

owobokiri:
They have been promising Africa a permanent sest at the United Nations Security Council since the days of Koffi Annan.
Nothing new because nothing changed. They are not going to allow that to happen, because it will tip the balance of global power.

What Africa needs to do is to find ways to unravel the present United Nations and form a more inclusive union with like-minded nations. Something akin to the "Non Alling Movement ", where Africa and her interests would be defended.

The United Nations as it operates today has outlived its usefulness, and has become nothing but and exploitative tool in the hands of the powerful nations.

U can't get a permanent seat... All is about temporary seat...

The former is for the big six

ogaemma:
Why are you tormented by the East?
What concerns East with my post.
Your hatred towards the East will swallow you up.
I am not from the East, but they are more than you people.

Go to Lekki phase 1, point 10 Mansions, and I will show you that 6 belongs to people from the East. Yet you don't want to see them.

Go to school, una no go do. I'm not from but a chief. Get off my mention and move on.

Nigeria is eminently qualified but our politician are too focused on self enrichment

lawani:
The UN should be democratic and members should have sits according to their GDP. No need for any elite council.

There are 54 countries in Africa with no seat of representatives at the UN councils. Kenya president has been fighting for this seat since immemorial. It will be inhuman of you to suggest that Africa shouldn’t have a seat cos it’s Tinubu that’s getting it. You bitterness and hatred for Tinubu has blindfolded your sense of reasoning. Take a chill.

SpaceX:
Tinubu has bribe the man and I can proof it

Are you sure about that?

benardtotti:
My brother, if you have been on Nairaland for long , you will know owobokiri was a logical person , until Obi happened to him and then we lost him . I pray his eyes of understanding be opened .

Kwantiniu..
Ndi City boys with NO birth certificates..

Originalsly:
I agree with your comment except with the bolded. Why? Why not India? The UN is run by the US ... they want a puppet on the Security Council ... that's the bottom line. Nigeria will not vote against the US .. India will . But I'm as you said ...the UN has lost it's purpose ....as we can see with the atrocities Israel is committing in Gaza ...the US just deciding governments...threatening to take over Greenland etc and there is silence on violation of any UN Charter as long as the US or Israel is violating. Did Nigeria ask to join the SC?...why are they suddenly volunteering Nigeria? We need to forget the UN period ...get with BRICS.

They're not going to allow it, unless a real geopolitical upheaval pushes them to do so.

The permanent seats at The Security Council of The United Nations are basically meant for the powers that won the last World War.

That's why you don't have countries like India, Japan or Germany there, but have Western adversaries like China and Russia.

It is basically an institution within the United Nations that's being used by the 5 permanent members to skew World events in a way that suits their collective and personal interests.

Countries like the USA and Britain might totally opt out of the United Nations if the membership of The Security Council is expanded/liberalised

ngmgeek:
Go to school, una no go do. I'm not from but a chief. Get off my mention and move on.

Keep kwayet.
Which school did you go to?
Even your school he attended is controversial.
Educated illiterate.
You went to school, but school did not go through you.
Certificate carrier is not education.
School without education.

owobokiri:
They're not going to allow it, unless a real geopolitical upheaval pushes them to do so.

There is a real geopolitical upheaval pushing them to do so! Wouldn't you consider the formation and rapid expansion of BRICS a geopolitical upheaval?

lawani:
What about India? India has more or less same population as Africa

you are free to advocate to India mop,

insidelife22:
People who can't secure themselves wants to be put incharge of protecting others.

Nigeria is progressing and the whole world is taking note, unfortunately; the enemies within that hated Buhari and Tinubu are always sad despite they are the spoiling Nigeria in illegal drug deals and anything fakeness worldwide

What's "United" about the united nations? That decrepit moribund corrupt corpse?
It's just a talkshop controlled by the paymasters.

Yeah right. Nigeria should first try to become a country before trying to become a member of the security council. Nigeria qualifies as what President Trump would call non nation.

lawani:
Why should Africa have a sit there and not India? Use your head now. Is India represented in the UN security council?

The subject is addressing Africa, not India. Create a topic for India since you are so passionate about Southern Asia.

Originalsly:
There is a real geopolitical upheaval pushing them to do so! Wouldn't you consider the formation and rapid expansion of BRICS a geopolitical upheaval?

Potentially,..
But in pratical terms, BRICS members have not really taken serious anti west/anti "big power" positions. On paper? Yes. But in practice, they operate more like another global economic group. No serious strategic allingments in Defence or foreign policy. As long as the BRICS nations don't rock the boat in these areas, they wouldn't be considered a serious threat.


Whats more?
The major powers in BRICS are China 🇨🇳 and Russia 🇷🇺. Two powerful members of the same United Nations Security Council. I don't think that the two will agree to derail the Security Council in favour of BRICS, as long as the operational mechanism within the Security Council continues to meet a large part of their foreign policy targets ..

hopexter:
There are 54 countries in Africa with no seat of representatives at the UN councils. Kenya president has been fighting for this seat since immemorial. It will be inhuman of you to suggest that Africa shouldn’t have a seat cos it’s Tinubu that’s getting it. You bitterness and hatred for Tinubu has blindfolded your sense of reasoning. Take a chill.

What is needed is a democratic UN and not an elitist council and if there is an elitist council then India too should be there even before Africa. They are more than the whole of Africa

owobokiri:
Potentially,..
But in pratical terms, BRICS members have not really taken serious anti west/anti "big power" positions. On paper? Yes. But in practice, they operate more like another global economic group. No serious strategic allingments in Defence or foreign policy. As long as the BRICS nations don't rock the boat in these areas, they wouldn't be considered a serious threat.


Whats.more?
The major powers in BRICS are China 🇨🇳 and Russia 🇷🇺. Two powerful members of the United Nations Security Council. I don't think the two will agree to derail the Security Council in favour of BRICS as long as the operational mechanism within the Security Council continues to meet a large part of their foreign policy targets ..

No serious strategic alignment on Defence? Wouldn't you consider China and Russia in joint military exercises a serious alignment in Defence? ...then Iran and their missiles joinied them? Isn't this the threat that make usbe hearing no more about the Aircraft Carrier and supporting vessels suddenly fon noced into th background.

insidelife22:
People who can't secure themselves wants to be put incharge of protecting others.

My brother you read my mind..This UN guy is a huge joke and a bigot.
He has been silence all this while as Nigerian Muslims are killing Christians at an industrial scale, now he wants to reward a country that can't protect her citizens with a Security council sit..what a huge joke

Originalsly:
No serious strategic alignment on Defence? Wouldn't you consider China and Russia in joint military exercises a serious alignment in Defence? ...then Iran and their missiles joinied them? Isn't this the threat that make usbe hearing no more about the Aircraft Carrier and supporting vessels suddenly fon noced into th background.

From the days of the Soviet Union and Communist China to now, Moscow and Beijing have always had some sort of military cooperations. Their relationship in the areas of Defence and foreign policy have always been deep and strategic. So their mutual relationships on these fronts superseded BRICS. For instance, Most of chinese military technologies came from Russia. China also prioritises importing hydrocarbon from Russia to prop up the Russian economy. China has always been a strategic partner of the Russians. Don't forget they share common borders and common enemies..

My argument has to do with the totality of BRICS outlook as a global organisation, and how they spawn their influences as a group thereof. You can look at NATO and see what I meant by "shared values in defence and foreign policy". Looks like BRICS is still "a work in progress" on this one. They may end up a huge counter power to some of these western imperial organisations, but I'm not betting on that. To me, the, members of BRICS are more interested in economic growth and safeguards against Western econimic wars/machinations, than in standing on the way of a moving train like America/NATO

lawani:
What is needed is a democratic UN and not an elitist council and if there is an elitist council then India too should be there even before Africa. They are more than the whole of Africa

Please take your campaign to India forum since you no get sense to know that India was elected for a non permanent member for 8 terms. You sound lame by bringing in Asia into an Africa issue. It’s obvious where you are from.