President Bola Tinubu has written the Senate seeking support for implementation of the resolutions of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS to restore democracy in Niger Republic and reinstate the ousted President, Mohamed Bazoum
The request is contained in a letter read by the president of the senate Godswill Akpabio. According to President Tinubu, ECOWAS under his leadership condemned the coup in its entirety and resolved alongside other members of the international community to seek the return of the democratically elected government in Niger Republic.
He added that in a bid to broker peace and restore democracy in the country, ECOWAS convened an extra-ordinary summit of the Authority of Heads of State and Government on, Sunday, July 30.
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The emergency summit came up with some of the following resolutions:
- Closure and monitoring of all land borders with Niger Republic and reactivating of the border drilling exercise.
- Cutting off Electricity supply to Niger Republic
- Mobilising international support for the implementation of the provisions of the ECOWAS communique
- Preventing the operation of commercial and special flights into and from Niger Republic
- Blockade of goods in transit to Niger Republic especially from Lagos and eastern seaports
- Embarking on sensitization of Nigerians and Nigeriens on the imperative of these actions particularly via social media.
- Military build-up and deployment of personnel for military intervention to enforce compliance of the military junta in Niger Republic should they remain recalcitrant.
President Tinubu in the letter says as Chairman of ECOWAS, Nigeria has the obligation to lead in the implementation of the directives outlined in the communique.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
