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It's hitting hard: Senior Niger politicians beg Tinubu to lift sanctions

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His Excellency Mr. Bola Ahmed TINUBU,
President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,
Current President of the Conference of Heads of States and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) - ABUJA, Federal Republic of Nigeria

His Excellency, Mr. President,

Following the military coup in Niger on July 26, 2023, the Conference of the Heads of States and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in an extraordinary session on the issue in Abuja, Federal Republic of Nigeria, met on July 30th, 2023.

At the end of its meeting, the Conference of Presidents decided to impose penalties extremely severe and of all orders to our country, to compel the leaders of the coup to restore constitutional order and restore President Mohammad Bazoum back to office.

Due to their immediacy, scope and effects, these sanctions are unprecedented in the history of our Common Organisation and at the level of our continent. In effect, they are from our point of view, unbearable, ineffective and inappropriate and will have unimaginable catastrophic consequences on Niger and especially on its hard-working population, already hard-hit.

On a completely different level, these sanctions cannot be justified under our law and even less in light of international law.

We are even more concerned about the future of our country and its people, in to the extent that these sanctions are accompanied by the threat of military intervention.

This is why, in the face of this imminent increase in the dangers for our country and for the sub-region, we, the signatories of this letter, ask you to lift the sanctions against the people of Niger and to use diplomatic and political means to find peaceful and constructive solutions to this serious crisis that bedevils our Country.

Please accept, Your Excellency Mr. President, the expression of our very high consideration.

This request is signed and counter-signed by the following:

Mahamane Ousmane is Niger's first democratically elected and fourth President who served from 16 April 1993 until he was deposed in a military coup d'état on 27 January 1996.

He leads the opposition Democratic and Republican Renewal Party.

Amadou Salifou is an ex-President of the Nigerien's National Assembly from 2014-2016.

Seyni Oumarou is an ex-Nigerien Prime Minister (2007-2009) and served as President of Niger's National Assembly (2009-2010). He was again elected President of the National Assembly in 2021, a position he holds until the coup.

Mamane Oumarou is a two-time Nigerien Prime Minister, and has been Mediator of the Republic since 2008.

Mahamadou Danda is an former Nigerien Prime Minister (2010-2011).

Ibrahim Assane Mayaki is a former Nigerien Prime Minister (1997-2000).

Cheffou Amadou is a former Nigerien Prime Minister (1991-1993).

Hama Amadou is a former Nigerien Prime Minister (1995-1996) & (2000-2007) and ex-President of the National Assembly (2011-2014).

Brigi Rafini is a former Nigerien PM (2011-2021)

Amadou Boubacar Cisse is a former Nigerien PM (1996-1997).

Ousseini Tinni is a former President of the National Assembly (2016-2021).

Hamid Algabid is a former Nigerien PM (1983-1988).


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It is a battle of coup plotters
Political coup Vs military coup.
Who will give up?

President Tinubu and ECOWAS should bring them to their Knees. No soft landing for them. They should be made Scapegoat for others plotting and planning Coups in Countries across Africa. Pummel them with more Stricter Sanctions so they can have Sense.

The sanctions is not even up to a week and they have stated crying like helpless widows, them never see anything yet, let them keep listening to their motivational speakers from Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea.

Sanctions only affect ordinary people. Those who masterminded the coup will feel nothing.

Hehehe.

Abeg o make una face front,we have our own problem over here.

Toe the line of dialogue

Strong head go only give you more trouble

Dialogue is the key

Ok
What I can't understand is why Nigeria that is still suffering from epileptic power supply is supplying light to other countries. Still thinking about this because I can't comprehend it.


Anyway
Asaba is booming, tap into this great opportunities. the early birds


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1rtMnEyYF4

Tinubu's policies are hitting everyone hard, both home and away. Wahala

Less than a week into the sanctions, and they are already crying. No wonder the Brainless Coupist General quickly rushed to welcome Emir Sanusi

Wait till African Union also impose their own sanctions by the end of this week when their ultimatum expires. A country that 40% of its budget is financed by ECOWAS, AU and the West is doing shakara. Just last year Buhari dashed these Niger soldiers military vehicles and built a rail system for them.

Ps: IPOB and Obidients will be bitter at this new development. They never want anything good for Nigeria.

Nigeria is supplying niger electricity but cannot boast of 247 light. What nigeria cannot make you amazed of does not exist.

Everywhere in the world, one problem or the other.
Throughout one's life, one will continue t9 strive for one happiness after another. In other words, there will never be complete satisfaction.

Na wa.

Issokay

They are still playing. Let them go and see what happened to all those who stood in the way of Nigeria in DSS rehabilitation camp.

Niger needs Nigeria. They can NEVER do without Nigeria. That coup Leader knows there is nowhere to go than to do the wish of Nigeria.

The moment you see the same people who ed Mr Peter Obi , Mr Nnamdi Kanu etc ing the coupists, I knew the coupists are jinxed with bad luck of not getting their wish. Nobody or nothing they ever ends well. Check my signature for free stuffs!

Tinubu should just leave them with their wahala, but we don't want refugees in our country sha when the shege of their military govt begin to manifest

As Elon Musk don pay dem boys now,we no hear say country hard again.

A guy got as much as $92k from Elon yesterday. I wonder what Davido,Wizkid,and other guys would receive as alert from Elon 💭

Congrats to them. Let them allow the money to circulate make others also feel the breeze oh.

Come exchange your fund with me make I also feel the breeze from Elon.

Niger and Nigeria are husband and wife. Tinubu doesn’t know this however. He thinks it’s by initial gra gra this kind of issue can be solved.

Lagos is not Nigeria how much more Nigeria to West African where he will just wake up and take the 🎙️ to make a decree like a military ruler.

They want to try our president , they should first ask why he's called Jagaban

Hmm

It’s about time.

Those sanctions are crippling and the Military Junta are already softening up, especially after the meeting with Emir Sanusi on the way forward.

A transition process should be mutually agreed upon with a firm timeline. Even the fiercest of wars are resolved on the round table, so it’s wiser to avoid the avoidable.

#DiplomacyFirst

Awon oniranu

Hunger never even set in and una don't dey lament in just a week? 🤣🤣🤣

Mali et el just dey ginger these small boys unnecessarily. 😆

Hmmm

Children of Ipob will not like this

Good one!

Niger will feel the heat.

Their trade is majorly dependent on Nigeria, and certain that economy will crumble in less than 4 month.

Asiwaju should maintain status quo

This must be fake news.
I saw a video where a guy on Youtube said that
Wagner has sent billions of dollars, missiles, hundreds of reaper drones and food to Niger coup plotters.
He said the palliatives was secretly moved in big trucks under the cover of the night last week.

The initial gragra gazel has died down,
the euphoria is getting to it's twilight.
The true power is now coming to fore.
Enjoy the Ebola hardship for a while.

It's not Force that solves all problems,
It's the power of productivity that will,
The power of the gun will ever fail us,
But the power to produce will save us.

Lonely at the top gbem gbem gbem gbem 🎶



This is pure bula ba

Lol Dem think say na play...

The worst part na Citizen go come dey feel the pain bkuz Some set of people choose to be greedy ...

Ggv

Baba Ebola Adekunle Thief-nubu don dey begin do anyhow, unto him don be chairman!

ECOWAS Chairman, abi ?
Oga, dey well........ Kpọmkpi jooor🙄🧐

Dem go still block you LasLas ...... No wahala!!!

Watch and see how ipob bitter souls will come and deny this by claiming this letter is forged.

So no more war?

Now the question is....why the threats of war initially when you could simply sanction them as you doing now?