Nuclear test ban: No going back – VP Shettima

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Vice President Kashim Shettima has reiterated Nigeria’s firm opposition to nuclear weapons testing.

He shared this position during a meeting at the Presidential Villa with officials from the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO), led by Executive Secretary Dr. Robert Floyd.

Shettima pointed out that, like many African countries, Nigeria faces significant socio-economic hardships, including deep-rooted poverty and the escalating effects of climate change.

He emphasized that Africa’s primary concern lies in addressing these pressing issues, not in developing or acquiring nuclear arms.

“The outcome of any nuclear conflict is never a win-win situation; it is always the opposite. We are fighting poverty; we are fighting a war against the relationship between the economy and ecology in sub-Saharan Africa. We have no business dabbling in anything that has to do with nuclear weapons,” he said.

The Vice President also praised CTBTO for its valuable contributions beyond nuclear disarmament, noting the organisation’s role in detecting natural disasters like tsunamis and volcanic activity, as well as its efforts to promote global ecological balance.

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