Prominent human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has urged the Nigerian government to join forces with other countries to apply diplomatic pressure on the United States over its involvement in the growing Iran-Israel conflict
Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, Falana criticized US President Donald Trump for what he described as a blatant disregard for international law and United Nations resolutions.
“President Trump has no regard and shows contempt for international law. Hence, he has withdrawn the United States from about 66 United Nations resolutions. To him, the resolutions of the United Nations mean nothing,” Falana said.
He called on Nigeria to revive its tradition of multilateral diplomacy, recalling the country’s active role during the era of the Non-Aligned Movement, and stressed the need for swift collaboration with other nations to check the Trump administration.
“Our duty as a country, as we used to do in the past, is to collaborate with other countries. When you talk of the days of non-alignment, we must now move very speedily to collaborate with other countries to mount pressure on Mr Trump,” he said.
Falana also highlighted the importance of engaging Russia and China as diplomatic intermediaries, noting their influence over Iran. “We need to persuade China and Russia to intervene because those are the two countries that Iran will listen to,” he added.
Turning to domestic issues, he urged the Federal Government to strengthen Nigeria’s security institutions instead of relying on foreign powers, citing Iran’s self-reliance as an example. “Nigeria must wake up. We must learn from Iran that unless you reorganise your own country, unless you equip your armed forces and your police force, there is no way an imperialist country like America will guarantee law and order in your country,” Falana said.
He also criticized the neglect of Nigeria’s refining sector, questioning the continued silence on the country’s four state-owned refineries despite billions spent on their rehabilitation.
“If we say we have four refineries, nobody is talking about them any longer. The NNPC now solely relies on the Dangote Refinery. Is that how to run a country? After carrying money down the drain, about $2.9 billion was spent on the maintenance of our four refineries,” he added.
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