Gabon Coup: President Tinubu Speaks as Military Takes Over
- President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep concerns about the contagious autocracy spreading across Africa
- Reacting to the coup in Gabon on Wednesday, August 30, Tinubu said his administration is ready to work with other heads of state in Africa for a lasting solution
- Some military officers in Gabon had earlier announced take over of the country while they closed the country's borders and suspended activities in state institutions
FCT, Abuja - President Bola Tinubu has described the latest coup d'état in the African continent as a "contagious autocracy" taking over the country.
According to Premium Times, the president expressed his readiness to work with other heads of state in the African continent to defend democracy and uphold the rule of law.
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President Tinubu reacts to military coup in Gabon
Tinubu spoke in his first response to the coup in Gabon on Wednesday, August 30, in a statement signed by his spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale.
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In the wee hours of Wednesday, some senior army officers in Gabon took over power in the country. They alleged that the election conducted in the country over the weekend was not credible.
President Tinubu expresses readiness to work with African leaders to stop coup
Ngelale said President Tinubu is “watching closely with deep concern" about the socio-political stability in the central African country.
The president then lamented:
"The seeming autocratic contention apparently spreading across different regions of our beloved continent.”
Tinubu is the chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), a regional bloc that has been making efforts to reverse the coup in the Niger Republic.
The Nigerian president has also been reluctant to order the use of force according to the ECOWAS heads of government agreement to restore constitutional government in Niger.
Gabon coup d'état: Full speech of army officers who overthrown President Bongo
Legit.ng earlier reported that President Ali Bongo of Gabon became the latest African president removed through a military coup on Wednesday morning.
12 Army officers, in a broadcast on Wednesday morning, announced the nullification of the recent election and declared their taking over of the affairs of the state.
In the full speech read by one of the military that staged the coup, they said they planned to secure the peace of the country.
Source: Legit.ng
