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Nigeria Calls for Stronger Accountability & Institutional Reform at AU Executive Council | Feb 2026

At the 48th Ordinary Session of the African Union Executive Council in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Nigeria's Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar (OON), delivered a powerful statement calling for enhanced fiscal discipline, institutional accountability, and urgent implementation of audit recommendations across AU organs. Key Highlights: 🔹 Institutional Efficiency & Accountability – Warning against expanding personnel without measurable output improvements; addressing financial discrepancies and procurement violations. 🔹 Audit Implementation – Urging a clear timeline for full implementation of outstanding audit recommendations. 🔹 Multilateral Partnerships – Supporting the Banjul Formula for Africa–India and Africa–Türkiye engagements. 🔹 Humanitarian Concerns – Highlighting the plight of IDPs, refugees, and vulnerable populations in the Sahel and Lake Chad regions. 🔹 Migration & Human Rights – Cautioning against third-country migrant processing arrangements that risk undermining the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights. 🔹 AfCFTA Progress – Welcoming trade area advancements while stressing the need to fill critical Secretariat positions. This statement reaffirms Nigeria's leadership in championing a stronger, more accountable, and reform-oriented African Union. Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Date: February 11, 2026 Speaker: H.E. Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar (OON), Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Federal Republic of Nigeria #AUSummit2026 #NigeriaAtAUSummit26 _____________________________________________________________________ Office of the Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Federal Republic of Nigeria For more updates on Nigeria's diplomatic engagements and foreign policy initiatives, subscribe and turn on notifications.