Just In: President Tinubu dispatches envoy to Niger; urges robust dialogue to end the impasse

The Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has dispatched a delegation to Niger Republic with a mandate to expeditiously resolve the current political impasse in the country.

This was revealed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale in a signed statement on Thursday, August 3, 2023.

Ngelale said the action was in line with the resolution reached at the end of the extraordinary summit of the ECOWAS held last weekend in Abuja.

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 cris#s.

Briefing the two delegations, President Tinubu charged them to engage all stakeholders robustly to do whatever it takes to ensure a conclusive and amicable resolution of the situation in Niger for African peace and development rather than a move to adopt the geopolitical positions of other nations.

“We don’t want to hold brief for anybody. Our concern is democracy and the peace of the region,” the President said.