THUR, AUGUST 03 2023-theGBJournal |An Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) delegation led by Abdulsalami Abubakar, former Nigerian military head of state, arrived in Niamey, Niger’s capital on Wednesday, to negotiate with the country’s military junta.
Abdulsalami Abubakar is joined in the delegation by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III and the President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E. Omar Alieu Touray.
The delegation dispatched by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has the mandate to expeditiously resolve the current political impasse in the country, and the mandate is in line with the resolution reached at the end of the extraordinary summit of the ECOWAS held last weekend in Abuja.
Briefing the two delegations, President Tinubu charged them to engage all stakeholders robustly with a view to doing whatever it takes to ensure a conclusive and amicable resolution of the situation in Niger for the purposes of African peace and development rather than a move to adopt the geopolitical positions of other nations.
“We don’t want to hold brief for anybody. Our concern is democracy and the peace of the region,” the President said.
Speaking after the meeting, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (Rtd) said the delegation would meet the coup leaders in Niger to present the demands of the ECOWAS leadership.
Both leaders of the two missions expressed optimism on the outcome of the assignments.
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