The president made the call while addressing world leaders at the 18th G-20 Leaders’ Summit.
President Bola Tinubu, on Saturday in New Delhi, India, urged the Global North, advanced economies, and multilateral institutions to mobilise resources and direct efforts to where help is needed most in the disadvantaged Global South.
The president made the call while addressing world leaders at the 18th G-20 Leaders’ Summit.
“Nigeria is poised, able and willing to be a major player in this family of the G-20 and in shaping a new world, without whom, the family will remain incomplete,” Tinubu said this, according to a release by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale.
“By doing so, we will be building a society anchored on the strong values of tolerance and mutual respect, where diplomacy, dialogue, and cooperation take precedence over competition, conflict, and divisions, which are based on inflexible ideologies and belief systems,” he said.
He underscored the importance of tackling challenges related to technology, energy transition, and access to credit, as well as the growing socio-economic divide between those who have and those who do not.
The president urged greater solidarity among nations, tasking advanced economies to support disadvantaged regions in the Global South and to promote climate justice.
President Tinubu expressed Nigeria’s commitment to play a major role within the G-20 and contribute to shaping a more equitable world as Africa’s largest market, economy and democracy.
He called for global unity and cooperation in tackling pressing challenges, fostering inclusiveness, and establishing a fairer world order.
The president, while acknowledging the vital role of the G-20 in shaping a rules-based world order that promotes shared prosperity and security, stressed that most of today’s pressing issues are “international in character and cannot be addressed without multilateral cooperation.”
“Therefore, stronger collaboration, cooperation, and partnerships among diverse regions are the pathways to a peaceful, prosperous, and sustainable future for our world.
“This is why the role and contributions of the G-20 in shaping a new world order that is fair and rules-based cannot be over-emphasized. A world that lives as one family, but is divided by staggering income inequalities and uneven access to basic social goods by the vast majority of our people cannot result in a peaceful and secure world where shared prosperity is achieved.
“I hasten to add that such rules and global governance structures of our collective dreams must be collectively designed, collectively owned, and collectively managed. This is consistent with the true spirit of One Family, mutual respect, and sustainable development.”