Today's Headlines: Niger: We’re more likely to use force—ECOWAS, Niger Crisis‘ll Be Resolved Through Diplomacy — Gen Abdulsalami
We’re more likely to use force — ECOWAS
The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, said yesterday it was more likely to use military force to restore constitutional order in the Niger Republic, if the military junta, led by Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani, was hellbent on his three-year transition plan before returning the country to civil rule.
Source: Vanguard
Fielding questions on Channels Television’s breakfast program, Sunrise Daily, ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace, and Security, Ambassador Abdel-Fatau Musah, also dismissed insinuations that ECOWAS was acting under the influence of a foreign power. He explained that the community’s chances of using military force to restore constitutional order in Niger were very likely.
He said: “Right from the 1960s, I have never seen a coup that has not enjoyed continuous support from the people. “The support can be engineered; you can rent crowds; that does not imply that people are unconcerned about their future. ”The high level of youth unemployment is a factor; mismanagement of our resources is a factor, but is the military a better sort of governance of our economy? Empirical data in our region never demonstrate that. So is that the right way to go about trying to change the system?
What I told Tinubu- Abdulsalami
Former Military Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, on Tuesday, visited President Bola Tinubu in Abuja to brief him on the outcome of his diplomatic shuttle to the Niger Republic.
Source: Punch papers
Abubakar who went to the Niger Republic recently as an envoy of the Economic Community of West African States met the President in the company of the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, among other officials. Speaking with State House correspondents after the meeting with Tinubu on Tuesday, Abdulsalami noted that the visit to Niger was a fruitful one and channels for diplomacy have been opened.
While giving further details of his discussions with the President, the elder statesman said, “As you are aware, the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government have made me an envoy to Niger Republic and we were there over the weekend to see the military people and discussed to find a way out of the lacuna we find ourselves. So, that’s why I’m here this afternoon, together with the President of the ECOWAS Commission, to give a report back to Mr. President on our discussions in Niger.
Niger Crisis‘ll Be Resolved Through Diplomacy — Gen Abdulsalami
Former Nigerian leader and The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Envoy, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, has expressed confidence in the peaceful resolution of the crisis in Niger, emphasizing the pivotal role of diplomacy.
Source: Leadership papers
Abubakar disclosed this to State House correspondents on Tuesday after a meeting convened by ECOWAS Chairman, President Bola Tinubu, where discussions with the ousted President of Niger and the junta leaders were on the agenda.
Also at the meeting were the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Omar Touray, and the National Security Adviser (NSA) to the President, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu. General Abubakar conveyed that he had presented the terms outlined by the junta, led by Abdouramane Tchiani, to ECOWAS.
Illegal money movement, a major threat to achieving SDGs in 2030 -ICPC
The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission has identified Illicit Financial Flows as a major threat to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in 2030 in Nigeria.
Source: Punch papers
The anti-graft commission described IFFs as illegal movements of money or capital from one country to another for various reasons, saying it was making efforts to stop the menace.
The Head of Public Enlightenment and Education Unit, ICPC Ondo State Office, Mr. Suleiman Achile, stated this on Tuesday in Akure, at a one-day sensitization workshop on bringing about behavioral change in society, using the National Ethics and Integrity Policy. According to him, the huge amount of money the country had lost to the IFFs was enough to change the fortune of the country for the better.
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