The Nigerian Senate on Saturday advised President Bola Tinubu and the Economic Community of West African States to engage further to strengthen political and diplomatic options available to them against the use of any military action to resolve the crisis in Niger republic.
The senate reached the position after considering Tinubu’s request for support to implement ECOWAS resolutions to restore democracy in the landlocked country.
The meeting lasted more than two hours behind closed doors.
When the senate reopened its doors, it
condemned in very strong terms the coup in neighboring Niger republic and resolved to engage more with President Bola Tinubu on the political situation in Niger.
Tinubu had on Friday written to the Senate intimating it about the resolutions reached by the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS to restore democracy in the landlocked country.
Part of that resolution included closure of all land borders with Niger, banning all flight from and to the country, cutting Niger off electricity and stopping goods in transit to the country from Lagos and other eastern seaport.
All of these was as ECOWAS called on member states to prepare for possible military action to force the hands of the military junta to reinstate ousted President Mohamed Bazoum.
The senate noted that Tinubu had not sought approval to go to war with Niger but merely solicited for support for the implementation of the resolutions of ECOWAS on the political situation in Niger Republic.
The upper chamber then advised Tinubu as Chairman of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government to engage further with other leaders in the commission to strengthen political option for the situation.
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Omo Bazuaye
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