President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to the global elimination of nuclear weapons, stressing that the world must act decisively to dismantle them.
Represented by Foreign Affairs Minister, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, at the UN high-level meeting marking the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons in New York, Tinubu described nuclear we+pons as a grave thr+at to peace, security, and human survival.
“We need to see action toward the dismantling of these we+pons,” he said, adding that their elimination remains the only absolute guarantee against their use or threat of use.
He criticised the lack of political will by Nuclear-We+pon States, urging them to fully implement agreed disarmament measures under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). He also praised countries that have ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) and called on others to do the same, noting Nigeria was among the first signatories.
Tinubu further urged nuclear powers to halt testing, development, and modernisation of their arsenals, while highlighting Africa’s Pelindaba Treaty, which declared the continent a nuclear-w+apons-free zone. He encouraged other regions to follow suit.
According to him, the benefits of disarmament are enormous and cannot be underestimated. “While there are no easy solutions, we must remain resolutely focused on achieving a world free of nuclear we+pons and be better assured of our survival as human race,” he said.
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