The Nigerian Senate has rejected President Bola Ahmed
Tinubu’s proposal for a military intervention to restore democratic rule in
Niger Republic.
Recall that Tinubu had on Friday, August 4, written to the
National Assembly, seeking the lawmakers’ support for the implementation of
Resolutions of ECOWAS on the political situation in Niger Republic.
On Saturday, August 5, the Senate after a two-hour
deliberation behind closed doors, advised the President against using military
actions to force the coupists out of power.
The Senate advised the Nigerian leader who is also the
Chairman of the regional bloc, Economic Community of West Africa, ECOWAS, to
adopt diplomacy in addressing the toppling of democratic government in Niger
Republic.
Announcing that they will be meeting the president over
their resolution, Senate President Godswill Akpabio called on Tinubu to further
encourage other ECOWAS leaders to strengthen other means with which to resolve
the political impasse in Niger.
Akpabio said: “The leadership of the senate is mandated to
further engage the President and Commander in Chief on behalf of the senate and
the national Assembly on how best to resolve the issue in view of the hitherto
existing cordial relationship between Niger and Nigeria.”
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