The vice president, Kashim Shettima has stated that Nigeria will have nothing to do with nuclear weapons.
This is as he advocated for a complete ban on nuclear tests in the country.
Shettima asserts that Africa's current priorities should be addressing its existential problems, such as poverty and the consequences of climate change, rather than tinkering with nuclear power negotiations.
Shettima addressed this on Monday, July 7, when he hosted Dr. Robert Floyd, the executive secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO), during a courtesy call at the presidential villa.
“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.
I want to assure and reiterate our commitment to a comprehensive nuclear test ban, and I want to appreciate your organisation for the extra vigilance you have taken, having 337 stations spread across the world. All seven tests conducted by DPR Korea were detected,” he said