Former aide to ex-Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Laolu Akande, has advised President Bola Tinubu on some diplomatic steps necessary for Nigeria to get a permanent seat at the security council.
Akande said President Tinubu must appoint ambassadors to New York, Washington and London. He added that the President also needs to appoint ambassadors to some strategic countries in Africa.
The former aide to Osinbajo stated this on Monday while speaking in an interview with Channels TV.
Recall that Vice President Kashim Shettima, at the 79th United Nations General Assembly, called for Nigeria to get a permanent seat at the UN Security Council.
Shettima met with the President of the Republic of Finland, Alexander Stubb, on the sidelines 79th UNGA, seeking Finland’s support for Nigeria’s request to be a permanent member of the UN Security Council.
According to Akande, “The President may begin to look at the issues of naming ambassadors because if we really want to get this seat, we need an ambassador in New York, we need an ambassador in Washington DC, we need in London.
“There are key places where we should have ambassadors, even in Africa. Even if you don’t want to do the whole over 100, do like 10 of key places so that we can get in early.”
The former presidential spokesman explained that it would be an easy ride for Nigeria.
“I think it will be very difficult if there are two seats on the Permanent Membership and on the Security Council and Nigeria doesn’t get it. We have a lot of work to do because there are very strong resistance,” he added
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