"Military Option Doesn't Mean War With Niger": Tinubu Gives Update on ECOWAS vs Coup Leader
- President Bola Tinubu has explained the ECOWAS position of deploying military action against the coup leader in the Niger Republic
- Yusuf Tuggar, President Tinubu's minister of foreign affairs, in an interview with an Indian media outlet, said the military option does not mean war with the neighbouring country.
- According to the foreign minister, Nigeria and Niger are brothers who share a common culture, history and tradition
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New Delhi, India - President Bola Tinubu has maintained that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has not ruled out the option of using force to restore democratic government in the Niger Republic.
The president, the chairman of the West African bloc, disclosed that ECOWAS has been exploring every diplomatic option in restoring civilian rule in the neighbouring country and expressed optimism that the bloc would not have to resort to force.
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Yusuf Tuggar, Nigerian minister of foreign affairs, spoke the presidential mind in an interview with a broadcast media in India, where he and President Tinubu had attended the G-20 leaders' summit.
Niger, Nigeria are brother, President Tinubu says
According to the minister, the people of Niger and Nigeria are brothers who share the same culture, tradition, history, and the regional bloc will continue to ensure that all diplomatic channels are deployed.
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"We haven't stopped diplomatic efforts; they are ongoing. There are so many channels that are being used, and we are hopeful that they will succeed and we won't have to resort to military options, and military option doesn't mean war with Niger."
The minister maintained that the borders between Niger and Nigeria did not exist before colonisation, adding that the true situation was that the elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, was being held hostage by the head of the presidential guard, Abdourahmane Tchiani.
See the video of the interview here:
"What is a shame": President Tinubu laments herders activities in Nigeria
Legit.ng earlier reported that President Bola Tinubu has lamented that the aged-long practice of herding cows across the country has continued to render vet doctors useless
In his address to Nigerians living in India, President Tinubu vowed that herding cows across the country would be stopped and that the country would go into entire ranching
According to the president, it is a shame that for so long, the vets were not allowed to do their jobs and investments in the dairy to provide food for Nigerian children were blocked by herdsmen
Source: Legit.ng
