UNGA: Tinubu Urges More Commitment Against Terror Financing

President Bola Tinubu has urged UN member states to show more commitment to the crackdown against terror financing, economic sabotage, and illicit mineral and arms smuggling in the developing world.

This is contained in a statement issued by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity in Abuja.

Addressing the 78th UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, Tinubu also called on member states to compel firms and nationals from their countries from participating in the pillage of the African continent’s resources, which has led to several unrest.

“The fourth important aspect of global trust and solidarity is to secure the continent’s mineral rich areas from pilfering and conflict. Many such areas have become catacombs of misery and exploitation.

‘’The Democratic Republic of the Congo has suffered this for decades, inspite of the strong UN presence there. The world economy owes the DRC much, but gives her very little.

“Foreign entities that are abetted by local criminals, who aspire to be petty warlords, have drafted thousands of our people into servitude to illegally mine gold and other resources.

‘’Billions of dollars meant to improve the nation now fuel countless violent enterprises. If left unchecked, they will threaten peace and place national security at grave risk.

‘’Given the extent of this injustice and the high stakes involved, many Africans are asking whether this phenomenon is by accident or by design,” he said.

Member nations, Tinubu said, must reply by working with us to deter their firms and nationals from this 21st century pillage of the continent’s riches.

“To keep faith with the tenets of this world body and the theme of this year’s Assembly, the poverty of nations must end. The pillage of one nation’s resources by the overreach of firms and people of stronger nations must now end,” the President said.

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