President Bola Ahmed Tinubu met with governors of states bordering Niger Republic on Sunday.
The meeting, which took place at State House in Abuja, was part of the President’s deliberations on the situation in Niger.
Ahmed Aliyu (Sokoto), Umar Namadi (Jigawa), Mai Malam Buni (Yobe), Idris Nasir (Kebbi), and Dr Dikko Radda (Katsina) were among the governors in attendance.
Recall that President Tinubu gave the military junta in the Niger Republic a seven-day deadline to transfer back control to Mohammed Bazoum in his role as Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
In addition to the ultimatum, Tinubu announced further measures during a meeting that took place in Abuja over the weekend. These sanctions include the blocking of Niger’s borders as well as an indefinite halt to electricity and airline operations.
Tinubu had written to the National Assembly leadership to request permission to send military forces to the volatile Niger, but instead received advice to proceed cautiously in the current situation.
cc: Daily Post Ng
