Remove sanctions against Niger to pave way for negotiations, NEF tells Tinubu

Northern Elders Forum on Tuesday, pleaded with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to rescind the sanctions on the Niger Republic to pave the way for seamless negotiations with the military junta. Recall that after the military coup that removed the elected President of Niger Republic, President Tinubu ordered the disconnection of power supply to the…

The NEF Convener, Professor Ango Abdullahi who made the plea in Abuja during a press briefing through his Director of Publicity and Advocacy, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, noted that the removal of sanctions on the country will make negotiations easier to conduct. NEF also said that the safety of President Mohamed Bazoum and his family and the restoration of the constitutional order must remain non-negotiable priorities.

“He should explore ways of balancing these responsibilities without doing any injury to the position of Nigeria and Nigerians in the Niger Republic and the unity of the ECOWAS”, NEF noted. “The ECOWAS should actively re-assess the roles and designs of non-African interests in the West African region. In addition to multiple threats from armed groups in the Sahel and the region, we are becoming increasingly victims of global military maneuvers and a scramble for our assets.

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