President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday notified the Senate of the decisions of the Economic Community of West African States on the Republic of Niger.
Last week, leaders of a coup in Niger Republic had declared General Abdourahamane Tiani as the new head of state.
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This came days after the coup plotters said they had ousted President Mohamed Bazoum in the seventh military takeover in West and Central Africa in less than three years.
In a letter read by the President of the Senate, God’swill Akpabio, during plenary, Tinubu informed the Senate about the resolutions of the ECOWAS over the military coup in Niger Republic, saying in a bid to restore peace in the country, various measures were sought to be put in place.
Tinubu said: “Political situation in Niger.
“Following the unfortunate political situation in 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 government.
“In a bid to restore peace, ECOWAS convened a meeting and came out with a communique:
“Closure and monitoring of all land borders with Niger Republic and reactivating of the border drilling exercise
“Cutting off electricity supply to Niger Republic
“Mobilising 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 sensitisation of Nigerians and Nigeriens 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.”
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