Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has advocated a permanent membership status for Nigeria in the Security Council of the United Nations.

He said the country deserves it because of its contributions to international peace keeping , the size of its population and economy.

Delivering a keynote address on Wednesday at the Africa launch of the Global Commission Report on the theme: “Confronting the Crisis of Global Governance” at the International Conference Centre in Abuja, Vice President. Osinbajo said: “Nigeria fully shares the views expressed in the Report, that the United Nation’ Security Council should be expanded including the call in the Report for restraint on the use of veto by the five permanent members of the Council.’’

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