President Goodluck Jonathan has
welcomed Nigeria’s election today to a non-permanent seat on the United Nations
Security Council with a total of 186 out of a possible 193 votes.
A statement released today by the
Presidency says it is resounding victory for the country, and it also shows
that Nigeria’s effort to ensure peaceful coexistence in the African region has
not gone unrecognised by a majority of member-countries in the body.
“On behalf of the Federal
Government and people of Nigeria, President Jonathan wishes to convey his
sincere appreciation of the support of all member-countries of the United
Nations who voted for Nigeria’s election to the Security Council.
The President believes that
today’s endorsement of Nigeria’s candidature for the Security Council seat by
the vast majority of member-countries is a glowing expression of support and
encouragement for Nigeria’s active participation in the promotion of
peace, security and political stability in Africa and other parts of the world.
This is the fourth time since it
became independent in 1960 that Nigeria is being elected to the UN Security
Council. It is also the second time (2010-2011 and 2014-2015) that Nigeria will
be elected to the Council under the Jonathan Presidency.
The President is particularly
delighted by this historic victory and assures the global community that
Nigeria, under his leadership, will continue to make very significant
contributions towards the achievement and sustenance of global peace and
security.
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CKN na only dis picture Jonathan get?..
ReplyDeleteCongrats to mr president n all nigerians dat goes on to show dat president jonathan is on course
ReplyDeleteCongrats naija
ReplyDeleteWell deserved victory even in d face of boko haram we are matching forward yeah.Dum
ReplyDeleteWhich forward are we marching on?How does dat votes into UN security council affect we citizen of dis country,will it improve our security in dis country or will it improve our welfare n take away poverty among d people or will solve d problem of ASUU among many things,y do we keep fooling ourselves,we don't deserve d seat cause we don't haf security in our country,it is in our country we witness killing of people by boko haram,kidnapping of low n high people,robbing here n there,stealing of our crude oil among others so what are we celebrating 4 if not dat we are deceiving ourselves
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ReplyDeleteCongratulations good people . Its well deserved . Goodluck has been Goodluck to Niger . God bless Niger
ReplyDeleteIts a good development but How I wish Nigeria could be like Saudi Arabia that rejected this offer. Saudis got it and rejected based on their facts that they've not felt the impact of UN in their region, especially the case of chemical weapon used by Syrian govt without sanction by UN. Nigeria was give the seat bcos of her financial contribution and human sacrifce to the so-called world peace missions.
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