Niger Coup: Shehu Sani Lists 5 Reasons Juntas Are Taking Over Govts in West Africa

• A former Kaduna senator, Shehu Sani, has made a shocking revelation about the re-emergence of coups in Africa
• Sani listed internal issues such as the destruction of democratic values and election rigging as some of the reasons leading to the rising re-emergence of military takeovers in West African countries
• The former deputy chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs in the 8th Assembly identified the third major reason as the issue of insecurity

FCT, Abuja - The former senator representing Kaduna Central District, Shehu Sani, has highlighted five major reasons responsible for the military takeover of governments in Africa.

Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, Sani, a former senator, frowned at what he considers the increasing re-emergence of juntas in Africa, especially in the West African sub-region.

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He frowned at the takeover of democratic government by the juntas and the politics they play but maintained that they keep recurring because the conditions were being created for them to return, PremiumTimes reported.

Sani said:

“Coup d’etats are internal issues and they do not happen within a day. Conditions are created for the military to take over power."

Five reasons for a military takeover in Africa

The former lawmaker gave reasons for juntas taking over governments in Africa.

1. Destruction of democratic values.
2. Economic in-equity and inequality. There is so much poverty in the land. And when you have poverty, you have social dislocation and social crisis.
3. The issue of insecurity.
4. The fourth has to do with the fact that there is no coordinated attempt to save democracy in Africa. So, the coup in Niger could have been prevented if democracy was saved.
5. There are issues regarding the election of Niger’s ousted president Mohammed Bazoum which ECOWAS and the African Union (AU) closed their eyes to.

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Which is the most fraudulent government institution under Buhari

In another report, the former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, revealed the most fraudulent institution of government under the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari.

Sani said the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) was the most fraudulent institution of government in the history of Nigeria.

He, however, noted that’s if what he read is the true situation of the apex bank.

Niger coup: Analyst reacts to threat to Bazoum's life

Jide Ojo, a veteran political analyst and columnist, has urged Nigeria’s president and chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, not to apply force in its quest to restore the constitutional order in the Republic of Niger.

Mr Ojo noted that the only solution available for Tinubu and other West African leaders at the moment is a diplomatic and political solution.

Source: Legit.ng