Mali: ECOWAS demands 31 parliamentarians’ resignation, insists on unity govt

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari , and other leaders of West African countries on Monday called for the resignation of all the 31 members of Mali’s parliament whose elections are being co

ntested as one of the steps aimed at resolving the crisis in the country.

Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Zubairu Dada, read the outcome of the meeting to State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, from where Buhari joined his colleagues for the meeting. “These resignations will pave the way for by-elections. Pending these by-elections, the parliament will operate with the 116 remaining members.

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