President Bola Tinubu has sent a letter to the Nigerian
Senate, seeking approval for military action and other sanctions against the
military officers who have seized power in the Niger Republic.
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, read the letter
on the floor of the Upper Chamber on Friday.
The letter read, “Political situation in Niger.
“Following the unfortunate political situation in the Niger
Republic culminating in the overthrow of its President, ECOWAS under my
leadership condemned the coup in its entirety and resolved to seek the return
of the democratically elected govt. in a bid to restore peace, ECOWAS convened
a meeting and came out with a communique.
“Closure and monitoring of all land borders with the Niger
Republic and reactivating of the border drilling exercise.
”Cutting off Electricity supply to the Niger Republic
”Mobilizing international support for the implementation of
the provisions of the ECOWAS communique
“Preventing the operation of commercial and special flights
into and from Niger Republic
“Blockade of goods in transit to Niger especially from Lagos
and eastern seaports
“Embarking on sensitization of Nigerians and Nigerians on
the imperative of these actions, particularly via social media
“Military build-up and deployment of personnel for military
intervention to enforce compliance of the military junta in Niger should they
remain recalcitrant”
Details soon…
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