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The Presidency has stated that votes recorded for Nigeria in the UN elections were cast in error, dismissing Snub claims
The Presidency, , said whatever vote that was recorded for Nigeria at the United Nations General Assembly election held to fill the seats for 18 members to the Human Rights Council for the 2025-2027 term, must have been cast in error in the secret balloting by countries which thought Nigeria was on the ballot.
It, therefore, dismissed reports that Nigeria was snubbed during the exercise.
Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, denied the report in a statement on Sunday.
He clarified that Nigeria was not on the ballot for this cycle of elections, just like it did not stand for election in 2023,when a Nigerian medium sensationally reported that the country earned three votes.
According to Onanuga, whatever vote was recorded for the country must have been cast in error in the secret balloting by some countries which thought Nigeria was on the ballot.
He stated that countries vying for positions into key bodies like the Human Rights Council, usually received regional endorsements, stressing that the regional bloc endorsed Benin and the Gambia, both members of ECOWAS, for the 2025-2027 term.
According to him, there was no competition in the African regional group, as the continent fielded the same number of candidates as available seats.
beginning on January 1, 2025, replacing members whose terms expire on December 31, 2024.
“Among the outgoing members are Argentina, Benin, Cameroon, Eritrea, Finland, Gambia, Honduras, India, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Montenegro, Paraguay, Qatar, Somalia, United Arab Emirates and the United States.”
He noted that according to a report on the meeting published by the UN, Argentina, Cameroon, Eritrea, India and Somalia, which had served two consecutive terms, were ineligible for immediate re-election.
Also, Albania, Algeria, Brazil, China, Ghana, Japan, and South Africa will continue serving on the Council.
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