The Democratic Front (TDF) has commended President Bola Tinubu for demanding 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 Tinubu displayed deep knowledge of why developmental challenges in Africa have attracted less global support despite the continent’s enormous contributions to global affairs and its vast raw materials potential.
The group said it aligns with the President’s opposition to continued subjugation of Africa to a global power distribution template designed in 1945, 81 years ago, which it said cannot adequately respond to contemporary challenges facing Africa.
“We acknowledge that Africa is politically, economically and socially disadvantaged due to its underrepresentation in the current world governance architecture, with consequential effects for socio-economic growth. This is why we believe that President Bola Tinubu’s advocacy for two permanent seats for Africa in the United Nations Security Council is a valid obligation which the current generation of African leaders owes the continent,” the statement said.
TDF added that Tinubu has been consistent in advocating for the greater good of the continent since his election in 2023, using international fora to appeal for greater access to concessional financing, fair economic decision making and comprehensive debt relief for African nations through balanced representation in global institutions.
It recalled that at the recent Africa Forward Summit in Kenya co hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron and Kenyan President William Ruto, Tinubu committed to offering Nigeria’s deep blue project maritime intelligence infrastructure as a shared data hub for willing Gulf of Guinea states.
The group said Tinubu deserves commendation for pursuing Africa’s quest through subtle and strategic diplomacy without prejudice to Nigeria’s bilateral obligations.
It said the imbalance in the Security Council against Africa should concern every well meaning nation, noting that socio economic and political challenges bedevilling Africa can only be properly addressed if the continent gets two permanent memberships as advocated by the President.
The group added that contrary to insinuations by the opposition over the President’s absence at the UN General Assembly, presence or absence of a leader does not diminish a nation’s chance to present its case to the world.
