Our reporter/ President Bola Tinubu, on Saturday, assured visiting United States envoy that the stated Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has resolved that the Niger military leaders would not be allowed to “insincerely” buy time.
According to a statement by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, Tinubu gave the assurance while hosting the U.S. Presidential Envoy and Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Ambassador Molly Phee in Abuja.
This comes a week after the Niger coupists announced a three-year transition plan.
Reacting to the plan on Saturday, Tinubu assured the U.S. Presidential Envoy and Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Ambassador Molly Phee, that war was not beneficial to his economic reforms.
“We are deep in our attempts to peacefully settle the issue in Niger by leveraging on our diplomatic tools. I continue to hold ECOWAS back, despite its readiness for all options, in order to exhaust all other remedial mechanisms.
“War is not ideal for my economic reforms, nor for the region, but the defense of democracy is sacrosanct. The ECOWAS consensus is that we will not allow anyone to insincerely buy time,” the ECOWAS Chairman affirmed.
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