President Tinubu Meets 5 Governors Over Military Coup in Niger, Details Emerge
- President Bola Tinubu has extended his consultations to five governors of the states that shared borders with Niger Republic
- Nigeria and the Niger Republic have shared mutual understanding over time, but the recent move by the country's military junta to overthrow a democratic government has stirred tension in the West African bloc
- While Niger has announced cutting ties with Nigeria and other countries, President Tinubu has increased security in Nigeria's borders with the Niger Republic
FCT, Abuja - President Bola Tinubu reportedly met with five governors whose states shared boundaries with the Niger Republic at the presidential villa on Sunday, August 6.
This was disclosed in a tweet by Olusegun Dada, the special adviser to the President, on social media, adding that the meeting was part of President Tinubu's moves to strengthen consultations on the situation in the Niger Republic.
Source: Twitter
List of governors whose states share borders with Niger Republic in Nigeria
The five governors' names were Umar Namadi (Jigawa), Idris Nasir (Kebbi), Ahmed Aliyu (Sokoto), Dr Dikko Radda (Katsina), and Mai Malam Buni (Yobe).
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Following the overthrowing of the democratic government by the military junta in Niger, President Tinubu has led the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in cutting ties with the country, giving a one-week ultimatum to the junta to return power to the elected government.
Being the chairman of ECOWAS, President Tinubu has cut the supply of electricity and movement of goods from the southern ports of Nigeria to Niger to mount pressure on the military junta to hand over power to the democratically elected government.
Niger military junta cuts ties with Nigeria
However, the military junta has remained adamant in handing over power to the democratic government, and there has been tension that the country would fall under the influence of Russia through the Wagner Group already operating in the region.
President Tinubu has therefore extended his consultations with the governors as Niger Republic reportedly cut ties with Nigeria, France and United States.
See the tweet below:
Ministerial list: Tinubu appoints the highest number of ministers since 1999
Legit.ng earlier reported that President Bola Tinubu broke the record of appointing the highest number of ministers since the beginning of the fourth republic in 1999.
The president earlier sent 28 names of ministerial nominees to the Senate for screening and confirmation on Thursday, July 29, before forwarding the second batch of the nominees to the Red Chamber on Wednesday, August 2.
Source: Legit.ng
