ECOWAS delegation to Niger Republic are in Niamey with a mandate to expeditiously resolve the current political impasse in the country.
The delegation, headed by former Nigerian Head of State, retired Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, arrived Niamey on Thursday afternoon after a briefing by Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Bola Tinubu at the State House in Abuja.
A statement by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, said that also on the delegation were the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Abubakar III and the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Omar Touray.
The president has also sent a separate delegation led by Ambassador Babagana Kingibe to engage with the leaders of Libya and Algeria on the Niger crisis.
Briefing the two delegations, Tinubu charged them to engage all stakeholders robustly to ensure a conclusive and amicable resolution of the situation in Niger for the purposes of African peace and development rather than a move to adopt the geopolitical positions of other nations.
“We don’t want to hold briefs for anybody. Our concern is democracy and the peace of the region,” the President said.
