By: Timothy Choji, Abuja
The Chairman of ECOWAS, Bola Tinubu who doubles as President of Nigeria will host a special meeting of the regional leaders on Sunday, July 30th in Abuja following the coup in the Republic of Niger that has toppled the constitutional political leadership in the West African country.
The ECOWAS Chairman in a statement condemned the current political situation in the neighbouring country and promised that ECOWAS and the international community would do everything to defend democracy and ensure democratic governance continues to take firm root in the sub-region.
US Vice President Kamala Harris and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in separate telephone calls with President Tinubu affirmed the support of the US and UN for the position taken by ECOWAS and the Nigerian leader to restore constitutional order in Niger.
Presidential guards in Niger had on Wednesday detained President Mohammed Bazoum and later announced that they had overthrown the government, due to what they called bad governance and rising insecurity in the country.
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