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The two-day military chiefs of staff meeting concluded… Repeatedly calling for constitutional restoration to the coup military
Nigeria’s president warns of serious consequences if Bajum’s health deteriorates under house arrest
Abdel-Patau Moussa ECOWAS Executive Committee for Politics, Peace and Security
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(Johannesburg = Yonhap News) Correspondent Hyunmin Yoo = The West African Economic Community (ECOWAS) announced on the 18th (local time) that it was fully prepared for military intervention in Niger, where a military coup took place.
Abdel-Patau Musa, ECOWAS executive committee member in charge of politics, peace and security, said at a press conference held after the two-day meeting of the chiefs of staff of the armed forces in Accra, the capital of Ghana, that day, “The ‘D-Day’ for military intervention has also been set, but it will not be made public. “he said.
“There is still room for negotiations,” Moussa said, urging the Nigerian military to “restore the ousted President Mohammed Basum and restore constitutional order as soon as possible.”
“We are not going to hang on to endless conversations or wait long,” he warned. “Military intervention is not our preferred option, but we may be forced to.”
“There will be no more meetings like this once all preparations necessary for military intervention, such as troops, equipment, and resources, have been completed,” he reiterated.
However, given the mixed opinions among ECOWAS members on military intervention and domestic criticism of some member countries, it does not seem easy to actually use force, according to Al Jazeera.
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Of the 15 member states, only six countries have publicly expressed their intention to dispatch troops: Nigeria, Senegal, Benin, Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Côte d’Ivoire.
Mali and Burkina Faso warned that military intervention in Niger would be regarded as a declaration of war against them, while Guinea and Cape Verde also expressed their opposition to military intervention.
However, Moussa said, “All member states except for countries ruled by the military government and Cape Verde are ready to participate in the standby force,” suggesting that the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, and Togo, other than Niger, also agreed to send troops. .
In addition, it was reported that there was considerable opposition in some member countries that agreed to dispatch troops, such as the Nigerian Senate, which is the chairman of ECOWAS, opposing military intervention in Niger.
In Niger, one of the world’s poorest countries, tensions are rising in West Africa, with ECOWAS demanding the restoration of constitutional order and preparing for military intervention following a military coup led by Chief Security Officer Abdurrahmane Tiani on the 26th of last month.
Chairman of ECOWAS Bola Tinubu President of Nigeria
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Meanwhile, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, chairman of ECOWAS, warned that there would be serious consequences if the health of President Bajum, who has been under house arrest by the military since the 26th of last month, deteriorates, AFP reported.
President Tinubu said in a phone call with European Council President Charles Michel that day, “The detention conditions of President Bazom are deteriorating.”
Michel reaffirmed the EU’s full support for the ECOWAS response, saying “the democratically elected President Basum remains the legitimate head of state of Niger, and the EU will not recognize the military junta brought to power in a coup,” the news agency added. .
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