Showing posts with label seat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label seat. Show all posts

Friday, October 18, 2013

SA Exit seat on UN Security Council, says the 15-member body is incapable of resolving world conflicts.



RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia is rejecting its seat on the U.N. Security Council and says the 15-member body is incapable of resolving world conflicts.Saudi Arabia rejects seat on UN Security Council
The move came just hours after the kingdom was elected as one of many Council's 10 nonpermanent members.
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Thursday, October 17, 2013

President GEJ. welcomes Nigeria’s election to a non-permanent seat on the UN Security coucil



President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan welcomes Nigeria’s election today to a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council with a total of 186 out of a possible 193 votes.
On behalf of the Federal Government and people of Nigeria, President Jonathan wishes to convey his sincere appreciation of the support of all member-countries of the United Nations who voted for Nigeria’s election to the Security Council.
The President believes that today’s endorsement of Nigeria’s candidature for the Security Council seat by the vast majority of member-countries is a glowing expression of support and encouragement for Nigeria’s active participation in the promotion of  peace, security and political stability in Africa and other parts of the world.

Sunday, October 21, 2012

Okorocha punches Governor Obi's aide over seat



Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State on Saturday punched a protocol officer who refused to allow him sit on a chair reserved for the Anambra State Governor, Mr. Peter Obi, at the 80th birthday celebration of former vice president, Chief Alex Ekwueme, in Enugu.

The incident occurred 20 minutes before most of the invited guests arrived.


SUNDAY PUNCH learnt that the seater was reserved for the host Governor, Mr. Sullivan Chime and Obi. The Deputy Governor, Mr. Sunday Onyebuchi, represented Chime who is still out of the country.


The protocol officer, Mr. Ifeanyi Onukuba, who works with Obi, was shocked at Okorocha's action and before he could recover from it, a police officer attached to the Bomb Disposal Unit in Anambra State, Mr. Felix Alumona, pushed Okorocha when he was

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