Coup Attempt: Tinubu, ECOWAS Condemn Plot To Unseat Niger Republic President
The Chairman, ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, and President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and the ECOWAS, have condemned any attempt to unseat the democratic political process in the Republic of Niger.
The Chairman, ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, and President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and the ECOWAS, have condemned any attempt to unseat the democratic political process in the Republic of Niger.
Tinubu in his reaction to the porpurted coup d'etat against the Niger Republic government, warned against anything that would affect the country's highest political leadership.
Tinubu in a statemnt he personally signed on Wednesday, said ECOWAS would not tolerate any unpleasant development in Niger Republic.
President Tinubu made the declaration on Wednesday, adding that as the Chairperson of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, Nigeria stands firmly with the elected government in Niger.
He charged all the leaders in the sub-region that they should not waiver or flinch on their stand to defend and preserve constitutional orders in West African subregion.
According to him, the ECOWAS leadership would not accept any action that impedes the smooth functioning of legitimate authority in Niger or any part of West Africa.
The full statement reads:
Information filtering in from the Republic of Niger indicates some unpleasant developments around the country's highest political leadership.
It should be quite clear to all players in the Republic of Niger that the leadership of the ECOWAS Region and all lovers of democracy around the world will not tolerate any situation that incapacitates the democratically-elected government of the country.
The ECOWAS leadership will not accept any action that impedes the smooth functioning of legitimate authority in Niger or any part of West Africa.
I wish to say that we are closely monitoring the situation and developments in Niger and we will do everything within our powers to ensure democracy is firmly planted, nurtured, well rooted and thrives in our region.
I am in close consultation with other leaders in our region, and we shall protect our hard-earned democracy in line with the universally acceptable principle of constitutionalism.
As the Chairperson of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, I state without equivocation that Nigeria stands firmly with the elected government in Niger and equally conveys the absolute resolve of leaders in our sub-region that we shall not waiver or flinch on our stand to defend and preserve constitutional order.
Bola Ahmed Tinubu
President, Federal Republic of Nigeria and Chairman, ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government
July 26, 2023
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