The Federal Republic of Nigeria has been selected by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Arab League as part of a special delegation mandated to initiate immediate international action to halt the ongoing war in Gaza. The decision was taken in furtherance to the resolution adopted at the Joint Arab Islamic extraordinary summit on Israeli aggressions against the Palestinian people, which took place in Riyadh on Saturday 11/11/2023.
The resolution bearing the inclusion of Nigeria in the peace team states the following: “Assign the Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in its capacity as the presidency of the 32nd Arab and Islamic Summit, along with counterparts from Jordan, Egypt, Qatar, Türkiye, Indonesia, Nigeria, and Palestine, and any other interested countries, and the Secretary-General of both organizations to initiate immediate international action on behalf of all member states of the OIC and the Arab League to formulate an international move to halt the war in Gaza and to pressure for a real and serious political process to achieve permanent and comprehensive peace in accordance with established international references.”
The resolution on the inclusion of Nigeria was communicated to Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar by the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Nigeria.
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