Niger: Senate Urges Tinubu, ECOWAS on Diplomatic Option
Nigeria Senate has counselled President Bola Ahmed-Tinubu to encourage other ECOWAS leaders to consider diplomatic options in resolving the crisis in the Republic of Niger.
Senate President, Godswill Obot Akpabio on Saturday reacted to a letter sent by President Tinubu on account of the coup in Niger stating that there was a misrepresentation of the letter by the media as the President never requested for any approval for Nigeria to go to war with Niger Republic.
Akpabio noted that President Tinubu requested for an approval for the implementation of ECOWAS resolutions in his capacity as the Chairman of ECOWAS.
He said: “By the virtue of the correspondence of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the Commander-in-Chief, he has not o for the approval of the parliament or of Senate to go to war as erroneously suggested in some quarters, rather Mr President and Commander-in-Chief had expressed and I quote, in which to respectfully solicited support in the successful implementation of the ECOWAS resolutions in the said communications.”
“The leadership of the Senate is mandated to further engage with the President and Commander-in-Chief on behalf of the entire Senate to ensure how best to resolve the crisis.
“The Senate call on the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as Chairman of ECOWAS to further encourage other leaders of ECOWAS to strengthen political and diplomatic options and other means with a view to resolving the impasse.”
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