Nigeria’s quest for a permanent seat in the United Nations’ Security Council went a step further when the country took en its to the International Parliamentary Union (IPU) which had a total of 160 countries represented at its 129th meeting.
At the 129th meeting of the IPU on Tuesday in Geneva, Switzerland, the President of the Senate, David Mark, addressed the leaders of parliaments from across the World pointed out that the campaign was already yielding positive results as many of the law makers at the meeting had indicated their countries’ readiness to support Nigeria’s quest for the seat.
The Nigerian delegation which was led by Senator David Mark also had the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Hon. Emeka Ihedioha is support. Hon. Ihedioha explained that because Nigeria was very regular at international conferences and has also been meeting it’s financial obligations to international bodies, the task of persuading other countries to support its quest for the UN Security Council seat had not been very difficult.
He further disclosed that the Nigeria delegation also made a case against the production and circulation of small arms because of the fact that it was an important signatory to all the treaties prohibiting small arms production.
Some of the factors he listed which were in favour of Nigeria in her bid for the UN Security Council seat include the vigorous campaign against apartheid in South Africa, crusade against violence and war in Africa as well as many other diplomatic roles Nigeria had played in the continent and beyond.
Nigeria’s delegation at the meeting also made a case against the use of chemical weapons in Syria in agreement with the views of other countries represented at the IPU meeting.
