2023-08-09 04:32:42
Will the guns be heard in Niamey? While Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, head of ECOWAS, does not rule out military intervention to resolve the situation in Niger, he considers diplomacy to be the “best way” to resolve the crisis, his door said on Tuesday. -word Ajuri Ngelale.
Nigeria, which holds the rotating presidency of the West African regional organization, spoke for the first time since the expiration of its ultimatum to the putschists on Sunday.
ECOWAS rules out “no option”
Bola Tinubu and the leaders of the other countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) “would prefer a resolution obtained by diplomatic means, by peaceful means, rather than any other”, added the door- speech, specifying that this position would be maintained “pending any other resolution which may or may not result from the extraordinary ECOWAS summit scheduled for Thursday”. “No option has been ruled out by ECOWAS”, however, specified the spokesperson.
According to him, “every human life counts, and that means that every decision taken by the (West African) bloc will be taken taking into account the peace, stability and development not only of the sub-region, but also of the African continent “. In its approach, the regional organization is notably supported by France.
ECOWAS had threatened a possible military intervention to reinstate President Mohamed Bazoum, overthrown by a coup on July 26. The threat, in the form of a seven-day ultimatum given to the Nigerien military on July 30 by the leaders of ECOWAS, was not carried out when the deadline expired on Sunday evening. A new summit of ECOWAS heads of state on the situation in Niger is scheduled for Thursday in Abuja, capital of Nigeria.
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