Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Wednesday said the principle of fairness must be applied by world leaders in addressing challenges in health, the economy, and other issues.
He said this at a virtual forum organised by a leading American Christian University, Liberty University with the theme ‘Equity for Africa: Transforming the World through Judeo-Christian Values’, hosted by the university’s School of Business.
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He said such principle was necessary to build “a fairer world that takes into account the interest of the poor, the marginalized, and a world that does not impose unfair burdens on developing countries.”
The vice president particularly criticized vaccine nationalism and advocate fairer global cooperation.
He said: “the principle of fairness obliges us as people of faith, to strive to build a fairer world, a world which takes account of the interests of the poor and marginalised. It means a world that does not impose unfair burdens on developing countries when global cooperation is required. For example, if you look at what’s happening with COVID-19 and access to vaccines, what we are seeing is export bans and a resort to vaccine nationalism.”
