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Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume has urged President Bola Tinubu and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to lift economic, trade and other sanctions on Niger Republic.
The military coup d'état in Gabon on Aug. 30, which toppled the 55-year-long family reign of Omar and Ali Bongo, followed similar putsches by military officers in Niger, Sudan, Burkina
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) "has not declared war on the people of Niger nor is there any plan to invade" the country, Dr Omar Touray, President of the ECOWAS Commission told journalists in Abuja, the Nigerian capital on Friday, 25 August. But he described as "unacceptable," the 36-month transition plan announced |
The Niger Republic military leaders have expelled the Nigerian Ambassador, Mohamed Usman, from the country. The junta who usurped power from the ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, in a bloodless coup on July 26, also expelled the German Ambassador, Olivier Schnakenberg, from the country. The two ambassadors were ordered to leave the country within 48 hours.
ECOWAS warned the Niger junta that the option of deploying military force to restore democracy in the country is still very much on the table. | Pulse Nigeria