PA Blasts Nigeria for Abstaining at UN

Arutz Sheva ^ | 1/1/15 | Ben Ariel

[Eleutheria5]

The Palestinian Authority’s (PA) representative to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) criticized Nigeria on Wednesday over its abstention during a UN vote on Palestinian statehood on Tuesday.

In a statement quoted by the Ma’an news agency, the representative Muhannad al-Akluk, said Nigeria’s move was a "big disappointment", adding that voting against “Palestine” despite being a member of the OIC was a "clear contradiction."

He also claimed that Nigeria’s abstention violated numerous resolutions passed at the Islamic organization's summits.

The PA’s resolution calling for Israel to withdraw from Judea and Samaria by 2017 was defeated in the Security Council when it received eight votes, one short of the number required to pass it.

Reports said that it was Nigeria which made the difference in the resolution failing to pass, as it had been expected to vote in favor but then decided to abstain.

Al-Akluk added in his statement that the United States' stand against the “Palestinian cause” and the resolution were not a surprise, but that Nigeria's abstention from voting was a "shock" and a disappointment for Palestinian Aras.

The representative also said in the statement that such attitudes stand in opposition to the Islamic context and must be dealt with inside the OIC, highlighting the "unacceptable" contradiction that a member state of the group abstained from voting while European states voted in favor of the resolution.

Nigeria maintains close ties with Israel Its president, Goodluck Jonathan, visited Israel last October, marking the first time th1at a Nigerian president visited the Jewish state. During that visit, Nigeria and Israel signed an agreement allowing direct air travel between both countries.

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[Eleutheria5]

Terror attacks on Christians in Nigeria to follow, but would have regardless.

EMA = Eastern Minorities Alliance

The only alternative.

[BenLurkin]

Nigeria is beset by Muslim atrocities — why would they support the terrorists in the Gaza strip?

[faithhopecharity]

Nobody gives any credence to Abbas or his fake “palis.” Why the mass media keeps reporting every word that falls out lying mouth is a great mystery. He is unimportant.

[Eleutheria5]

Extortion. Comes with being a Dhimme. If you don’t do what we say, we will bomb your children’s school. If you do do what we say, we will probably do it later anyway. But we give you hope. Say thank you.

[SunkenCiv]

Nigeria maintains close ties with Israel. Its president, Goodluck Jonathan, visited Israel last October, marking the first time th1at a Nigerian president visited the Jewish state. During that visit, Nigeria and Israel signed an agreement allowing direct air travel between both countries.

[BeadCounter]

Good for Nigeria.

I think they have a presidential election this year. Maybe some of the alternative candidates would be better, maybe not. I’m not in a position to judge but have looked a bit at one of the candidates:

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/01/jonathan-best-candidate-for-nigeria/

One of the candidates was saying corruption was hurting the fight against Boko Haram.