Nigeria has solicited the support of Finland in its pursuit of a permanent seat at the United Nations (UN) Security Council.
The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, explained Nigeria remains a super force in Africa and would do all within its reach to close cultural links and ties in the effort to reunite the Economic Community of West African States and further leave no stone unturned in the quest to stabilize Africa.
According to his spokesman, Stanley Nkwocha, Shettima stated this on Tuesday during a meeting with the President of the Republic of Finland, Alexander Stubb, on the sidelines of the ongoing 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, United States.
Vice President Shettima said the support has become necessary given Finland’s role as a European and NATO member and considering the role Nigeria has played over the years in entrenching democratic values and peaceful cohesion.
“Nigeria has 25 years of uninterrupted democracy. And in President Bola Tinubu is a president with huge democratic credentials and commitment. With him in the saddle, Africa and the larger world would be safe, futuristic, acceptable and more peaceful,” Shettima stated.
On his part, President Stubb of Finland, expressed total support for the expansion and reconstruction of the UN Security Council, saying the dictates and dynamics of the modern world demand such change.
He expressed Finland’s continued desire to partner with Nigeria as well as opening new frontiers of development between both countries.