The Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed, on Friday met with President Bola Tinubu to debrief the Nigerian leader on the effort to restore constitutional rule in some West African countries that have recently come under the grip of military juntas.
The countries now under military rule in West Africa are Niger,…
Speaking to newsmen after the meeting, the UN scribe said that apart from debriefing the president on the proposals he had earlier made to keep dialogue going forward as the Chairman of the Authority of ECOWAS, their closed-door meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, also appraised emerging challenges.
“But at the same time, we also looked for the possibilities to include more economic development so that the people don’t suffer at the same time.” On what the UN is telling the countries, the Deputy UN scribe said: “Well, what we are telling these countries is that a number of them have a crisis. They have unconstitutional changes and what they must do is to come back to a transition and a process to democracy.
“Regional Integration is at the heart of it. It is what these countries have said. And the proposal by ECOWAS in its last meeting, to have President Faye of Senegal and President Faure of Togo to continue that dialogue and engagement is a good one.” The countries now under military rule in West Africa are Niger,…
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