Nigeria’s bid for UN Security Council permanent seat receives China’s support. The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Wang Yonqiu, made this disclosure at a press conference in Abuja yesterday China said that Nigeria was the right choice because of its geographical spread and record of good neighbourliness in Africa. Yonqiu also appreciated Nigeria’s active part in regional and international affairs and stability of the African continent, especially the West African sub-region. Apart from Nigeria, South Africa and Egypt are also vying for the African slot on the UN Security Council. China and Nigeria have increased their cooperation in recent years and bilateral trade has increased to USD 1.858bn in 2003 from USD 1.168bn in 2002. In the past few months China has also shown interest to invest in Nigeria’s downstream refinery sector, fertilisers sector, etc. Apart from the five permanent members the UN appoints ten members to the council for a two-year term as non-permanent members.
China supports Nigeria’s bid for seat on UN Security Council