Niger Coup D’état: Peter Obi Reveals What ECOWAS Should Do
- Peter Obi has given ECOWAS tips on how to resolve the ongoing crisis in the landlocked Niger Republic
- Obi said ECOWAS should employ diplomacy and dialogue in resolving the crisis after coup plotters took over power
- ECOWAS had ordered a standby force against the military junta in the Niger Republic after the coup leaders refused to reinstate deposed President Mohamed Bazoum
The Labour Party( LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has revealed what the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) should do regarding the ongoing crisis in Niger Republic after the military took over power through a coup.
Obi said the Niger is a hot-button issue for ECOWAS, and dialogue and diplomacy should be used in resolving the crisis.
Source: UGC
ECOWAS must employ dialogue and diplomacy to resolve Niger crisis
"Inevitably, Niger is a hot-button issue for ECOWAS, as well as various international interlocutors. Regardless of the positions taken by various parties that have direct or tangential interests in Niger, priority must be given to dialogue and diplomacy towards a resolution with minimal disruptive impact on Nigeria and the West African sub-region.
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"A total diplomatic resolution must take into consideration the realpolitik of the West African sub-region."
In a post shared via his verified Twitter handle @PeterObi, he said diplomacy must remain top of the various conflict resolution options available to ECOWAS.
He commended the mediatory efforts of Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, His Eminence Muhammadu Sa'ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto and His Royal Highness Sanusi Lamido Sanusi in resolving the crisis.
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the Labour Party (LP) slammed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) move to restore democracy in Niger Republic after the military took over power from deposed President Mohamed Bazoum.
The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Obiora Ifoh, said President Tinubu should fix Nigeria first before thinking of restoring constitutional order in Niger.
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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has vowed to hold Russia responsible should the private military contractor, Wagner Group, violates human rights following the recent coup in the Niger Republic.
The ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Ambassador Abdel-Fatau Musah, stated this during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Friday, August 11.
Coup D’état: Why President Tinubu wants to embark on war with Niger Republic, Najatu reveals
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been accused of using the crisis in Niger Republic as a distraction from the petitions at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT).
A former director of the Civil Society of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Najatu Muhammed, said this in a statement on Thursday, August 10.
Source: Legit.ng
