Niger Coup: President Tinubu Reveals ECOWAS ‘Last Option’
- ECOWAS leader and Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has stated the stand of military leaders on Niger coup
- Tinubu stated that the last option left for ECOWAS regarding the Niger coup is 'military intervention' as all other diplomatic options have been exhausted
- This is coming a few hours after the president expressed deep concern over the military takeover in Gabon
State House, Abuja - President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday, August 31, assured those intervening in the political crisis in Niger Republic that the military option would come last for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
Source: Twitter
According to Tinubu, this will be carried out after all diplomatic options have been exhausted, Daily Trust reported.
Receiving the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs led by the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, at the State House, President Tinubu noted that the alternative of kinetic intervention in the Niger Republic had not been jettisoned, Leadership reported.
According to a statement issued by his special adviser on media and publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, President Tinubu, however, insisted that any forceful removal of a democratic government remains “wholly unacceptable.”
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“I must thank you for your several visits to Niger Republic, Your Eminence, but you will still have to go back. My fear has been confirmed in Gabon that copycats will start doing the same thing until it is stopped. We are neighbours with Niger Republic, and what has joined Nigerians together with their great people cannot be broken.
“Nobody is interested in a war. We have seen the devastation in Ukraine and Sudan. But, if we don’t wield the big stick, we will all suffer the consequences together,” the President warned.
Tinubu opens up on external forces against Niger Junta
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that President Bola Tinubu has revealed that he was under pressure to deploy the use of force against the military junta in the Niger Republic.
The president stressed his commitment to a peaceful resolution in solving the issue as the chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of States.
Tinubu meets 5 governors over Niger coup
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: Legit.ng
