By Gabriel Ameh
TDF Backs Tinubu’s Push for Two Permanent UN Security Council Seats for Africa
The Democratic Front (TDF) has commended President Bola Tinubu for advocating two permanent seats for Africa on the United Nations Security Council.
In a statement signed by its Chairman, Mallam Danjuma Muhammad, and Secretary, Chief Wale Adedayo, the group said Africa’s continued underrepresentation in the global governance system had contributed to the continent’s limited influence in decisions affecting its political and economic future.
TDF said Tinubu’s advocacy reflects the need to reform a global power structure created in 1945, arguing that the existing arrangement does not adequately address the challenges facing contemporary Africa.
The group maintained that Africa remains politically, economically and socially disadvantaged because of its limited representation in major global institutions.
It described Tinubu’s call for two permanent African seats on the UN Security Council as an obligation owed to the continent by the current generation of African leaders.
According to TDF, the President has consistently used international platforms to push for greater access to concessional financing, fairer economic decision-making and comprehensive debt relief for African countries.
The group also recalled Tinubu’s participation at the Africa Forward Summit in Kenya, co-hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron and Kenyan President William Ruto, where it said the Nigerian leader offered Nigeria’s deep-blue project maritime intelligence infrastructure as a shared data hub for willing Gulf of Guinea countries.
TDF said the initiative demonstrated what it described as Tinubu’s commitment to regional cooperation and continental leadership.
The group further praised the President’s approach to advocating Africa’s interests through what it described as subtle and strategic diplomacy, while maintaining Nigeria’s bilateral obligations to other countries.
It argued that the imbalance in the UN Security Council should concern countries and citizens seeking a more representative global governance system.
TDF said stronger African representation at the Security Council would help place the continent’s socio-economic and political challenges more prominently on the global agenda.
The group also dismissed criticism over Tinubu’s absence from the United Nations General Assembly, arguing that a country’s ability to present its position internationally does not depend solely on the physical presence of its leader.
Credit/Source: The Democratic Front (TDF)
