Nigeria Has Spent $10 billion On Peace Keeping —Oyinlola 
Published on September 3, 2010 by pmnews · 8 CommentsGovernor Olagunsoye Oyinlola of Osun State has lauded Nigeria’s contributions and active participation in international peace keeping operations dating back to 1960.
Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola of Osun State.
Oyinlola disclosed this yesterday at the University of Ibadan while delivering a lecture titled “The Imperative Of Peace And Development”, at the10th anniversary lecture of the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, (CEPACS).
The governor said that to date, Nigeria has participated in about 33 peace keeping operations around the world, adding that over 250,000 Nigerian army officers and soldiers have also taken part in peace support operations so far.
According to him, Nigeria is the fourth largest contributor of troops to the United Nations (UN) peace keeping missions in the world and the country has spent $10 billion on the pursuit of global peace in the last 50 years.
He, however, lamented that it would have profited humanity a great deal if such fund was channeled to human and societal development.
Oyinlola advocated for the expansion of the permanent membership of the UN Security Council as well as the admission of Nigeria as a permanent member.
While answering questions from journalists about the crises in Africa, he urged African leaders to refuse to become the political chessboard of the world powers.
He said he has lost hope as regards any solution to the on-going crisis in Somalia, stressing, “I don’t know whether there will be solution in Somalia. Let us forget Somalia.”
—Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan
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Wentin concern agabro with overload . Stick to providing peace and stability in your state and leave Jonathan to worry about Peace keeping missions abroad.
see life o.. what of peace mission in Osun State??? when dem wan seize LAUTECH licence???
close your bogus mouth, when have you become the minister of defence or the cgs. are you campaigning for the office of defence minister after your messy and corrupt reign in poor osun state.ole lasan lasan
pls why can u face all the bad rtoads in your state,imagine ilesha to ilara akure road death trap zone,ososgbo raod samething,now planning senate and …………………………….bye
look at this great idiot of a thing, in a civilised society tout like oyin are not meant to be governors but cab drivers, what is his business with peace keeping, why not try peace keeping with aregbesola . idiot
mr no bitumen when did u become information minister , u are a shameless solder we cant forget somalia there must be a solution so shut up ur diety mouth and return to ur okuku base to make peace ole eranko omo ale
ACN SHOULD DIG INTO THE SHADY DEALS OF THIS ROGUE (OYINLOLA) AND SEND HIM TO PRISON TO JOIN BODE GEORGE. IDIOT.
This is a useless rogue who does not have any common sense, Your State is suffering of insecurity but you stood up in Ibadan saying something about other peoples function, Are you now a director of peace keeping committee or is that your aim of going to the senate ? Your state had been one of the poorest state in Nigeria still yet you are not ashame of yourself, Silly rogue.