Tension as ECOWAS, Tinubu Slam Fresh Sanctions on Niger Junta

• The ECOWAS, under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu, has slammed fresh sanctions on supporters of the coup plotters in the Niger Republic
• Ajuri Ngelale, the spokesperson to President Tinubu, disclosed on Tuesday that the new sanction would be carried out through the CBN
• The President's spokesperson did not reveal how the new sanction would be carried out, but his comment came at the end of the ultimatum issued to the military junta in Niger

FCT, Abuja - Following the ultimatum given to the military junta in Niger, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu, has imposed another sanction over the coup in the Republic.

Ajuri Ngelale, the spokesperson to the president, said this in an interview with Aljazeera on Tuesday, August 8

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Recall that the regional bloc earlier issued seven days ultimatum to the military junta in the Niger Republic to reinstate the overthrown President Mohamed Bazoum or face sanctions, adding that the use of force would not be ruled out of the option

But the coup plotters, in their reactions, vowed to resist the bluff of ECOWAS and any other foreign influence on the country.

Following their forced takeover of the democratic government, the coup plotter cut the diplomatic relationship between Nigeria, France, the US and Togo and indefinitely shut down the country's airspace.

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After the ultimatum had elapsed, the ECOWAS called a meeting on Thursday, August 18, to review the state of affairs in one of its suspended members.

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Speaking to journalists on Tuesday, August 8, Ajuri Ngelale, the spokesperson to President Bola Tinubu, disclosed that more sanctions had been imposed on entities and individuals involved in the military junta in the Niger Republic.

However, Ngelale did not reveal details of the new sanction but maintained that it would be carried out through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

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Legit.ng earlier reported that the Senate has confirmed the appointment of two ministerial nominees by President Bola Tinubu, whose certificate of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) can be regarded as questionable.

On Monday, August 7, Senate President Godswill Akpabio put the names of the 48 ministerial nominees into voice notes during plenary, and 45 of them were confirmed, while three others were subjected to further security checks by the Senator.

Source: Legit.ng