On Thursday, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu sent a mission to the Republic of Niger with instructions to break the country’s present political impasse caused by the most recent coup.
The group was tasked by Tinubu, the head of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), to ensure a meaningful engagement to break the deadlock.
The move followed the decision made at the conclusion of the ECOWAS Extraordinary Summit held in Abuja last week.
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After receiving a briefing from President Tinubu at the State House in Abuja, the team, led by former Nigerian Head of State General Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd), departed for Niamey on Thursday.
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, and the President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E. Omar Alieu Touray, are included in the delegation with the former head of state of Nigeria.
The President has also dispatched a different group, headed by Ambassador Babagana Kingibe, to discuss the Niger problem with the leaders of Libya and Algeria.
President Tinubu briefed the two delegations and urged them to engage all parties vigorously rather than try to take on other countries’ geopolitical positions in order to ensure a successful and amicable resolution of the situation in Niger for the benefit of African peace and development.
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“We don’t want to hold brief for anybody. Our concern is democracy and the peace of the region,” the President said.
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