Ade Adesomoju, Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in New York in the United States of America advocated the reconstitution and expansion of the membership of the Security Council of the United Nations, which currently has 15 member states with only five world powers as its permanent members.
Advocating a reformed and more equitable UN Security Council representative of the global community, Buhari said Nigeria had contributed its quota to the implementation of the UN’s mandates including participating in various peace-keeping missions authorised by the global body in different parts of the world since 1960.
The President also advocated international cooperation towards accelerating the recovery efforts of Lake Chad Basin, and collaboration against illicit financial flows across borders as well as other forms of corruption within countries.
He maintained that the loss of…
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