“While we are pushing for democracy, we (ECOWAS) should also begin to re-examine our relationship with the West...'
on Monday said it is in support of all the decisions taken by ECOWAS heads of state about the coup in Niger, including the impositions of sanctions.
“We, as a parliament, support all the decisions of the authority of heads of state in both of their summits,” he said. Mr Tunis told this newspaper that the parliament called on the ECOWAS Commission to prioritise diplomacy to restore constitutional rule in Niger while leaving military intervention as the last option.
“Parliament is supposed to be a forum for dialogue, we debate and if you are all on one side, then… naturally as representatives of the people, we have to debate issues; we debate military intervention, we debate diplomatic options, we debate sanctions.
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