President Bola Ahmed Tinubu held a telephone conversation with Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau about a possible way forward following the overthrow of Gabon Ali Bongo by the country’s military. Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) in a tweet disclosed that Tinubu, who is chairman Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and Trudeau spoke on Wednesday. […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu held a telephone conversation with Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau about a possible way forward following the overthrow of Gabon Ali Bongo by the country’s military. Nigeria Television Authority in a tweet disclosed that Tinubu, who is chairman Economic Community of West African States , and Trudeau spoke on Wednesday.
Presidency said Tinubu is working closely with other Heads of State in the African Union towards a comprehensive consensus on the next steps forward. The coup in Gabon came as the country was rounding off voting in the general election that took place on August 26 general elections. “Today, our country is going through a grave political crisis due to irresponsible, unforeseeable governance that has resulted in the steady degradation of social cohesion which risks leading the country to chaos.The coup ended the reign of President Ali Bongo, who has been in office since 2009 when he succeeded his Father, Omar Bongo.
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