Nigeria, Jan. 21 -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday questioned the lopsided representation at the UN Security Council. He also made a case for Africa to have a permanent seat on the council.

"How can we accept that Africa still lacks a single Permanent Member in the Security Council?" he asked in a post on X.

There has been increased questioning of the structure of the United Nations Security Council, arguably the most powerful multilateral institution in the world. Countries of the world especially in Africa and Latin America have questioned the lopsided representation.

Mr Guterres said that institutions must reflect today's world, not that of 80 years ago, adding that September's Summit of the Future will be an oppo...