President Bola Tinubu is expected to host a special meeting
of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Abuja, over the
recent military coup in Niger.
Dele Alake, special adviser to Tinubu on special duties,
communications and strategy, announced the development in a statement on
Friday.
Recall Amadou Abdramane, a colonel-major, announced the
removal of President Mohamed Bazoum from office in a late-night address on
Wednesday.
Abdramane dissolved the country’s constitution, suspended
all institutions and closed the borders.
“Following the coup
in the Republic of Niger that has upended the constitutional political leadership
in the West African country, the Chairman of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State
and Government, President Bola Tinubu will host a special meeting of the
regional leaders on Sunday, July 30th in Abuja” the statement reads.
“President Tinubu as Chairman of ECOWAS, in a statement he
personally signed on Wednesday, July 26, 2023, condemned the current political
situation in the neighbouring country and promised that ECOWAS and the
international community would do everything to defend democracy and ensure that
democratic governance continues to take firm root in the sub-region.
“US Vice President Kamala Harris and United Nations
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in separate telephone calls on Thursday
evening with President Tinubu affirmed the support of the US and UN for the
position taken by ECOWAS and the Nigerian leader to restore constitutional
order in Niger.”
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