President Bola Tinubu made his inaugural address at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), with a call on world leaders to serve African countries a better deal of international politics.
In reference to the wave of military incursions into governance in Africa, President Tinubu affirmed democratic governance as the best guarantor of the sovereign will and well-being of the people.
He said military coups are wrong, as is any tilted civilian political arrangement that perpetuates injustice, but the enabling factors of political and economic instability must be addressed by all.
Speaking on Nigeria’s economy and its delicate balance as Africa’s most populous nation, President Tinubu noted the longstanding internal and external factors of Nigeria’s and Africa’s economic structures, which has been skewed to impede development, industrial expansion, job creation, and the equitable distribution of wealth.
The president, however, bemoaned the ongoing pilfering of the continent’s mineral resources, encouraging conflict across the region.
