According to Geoffrey Onyeama, Nigeria’s minister of foreign affairs, President Muhammadu Buhari condemned the coup and demanded the release of President Roch Marc Kabore who was detained by a military junta.Kabore from office on Monday, blaming him for failing to contain worsening violence by Islamist militants in the country.
Speaking on the development, Onyeama said the Economic Community of West African States has resolved to engage with the leaders of the military junta on the way forward.The minister spoke with state house correspondents on Friday after the emergency virtual meeting of the ECOWAS apex decision-making body.
He said Nigeria is fully in support of the ECOWAS demand for an immediate return to civil rule, the release of Kaboré, and total cooperation with the regional body “in the process of sorting out the current situation”. “The position is, of course, we condemn the coup and ask for an immediate return to constitutional order, the release of the president and anybody else who is being detained and to cooperate with ECOWAS and to be part of ECOWAS decisions,” Onyeama said.
Paul-Henri Damiba, leader of the military junta, said he would convene various sections of the country’s society to agree on a roadmap to plan and carry out needed reforms.
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Because Gambia, was a small country that is y Nigeria went there quickly. Today Nigeria is requesting d release of d president in Senegal. funny.
In as much as nobody is actually support military coup but Ecowas and Africa Union should also find a way to talk with fellow leaders on good governance,leadership and service to citizens
MBuhari Mr President,the coup in Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, have one thing in common, the failure of political leadership. When an elected leader is unable to protect the lives and property of the people who elected him someone has to do it. No one likes military rule.
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