National Assembly

When the military junta seized power in Niger Republic, leaders of West African nations shouted blue murder. As leader of ECOWAS, President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria and his colleagues mooted the idea of deploying sub-regional forces to dislodge the coupists. Now, Tinubu has taken a step further by writing the Senate seeking its support on the deployment of military personnel to the Niger Republic.

Apart from this, Tinubu wanted the National Assembly to grant his wish to cut off of electricity to the country.

The President’s letter read, “Political situation in Niger. Following the unfortunate political situation in Niger Republic culminating in the overthrow of its President, ECOWAS under my leadership condemned the coup in its entirety and resolved to seek the return of the democratically elected govt in a bid to restore peace, ECOWAS convened a meeting and came out with a communique.”

The president further sought support for, “Military buildup and deployment of personnel for military intervention to enforce compliance of the military junta in Niger should they remain recalcitrant.

“Closure and monitoring of all land borders with the Niger Republic and reactivating of the border drilling exercise.

“Cutting off Electricity supply to the Niger Republic, mobilising international support for the implementation of the provisions of the ECOWAS communique.”

“Preventing the operation of commercial and special flights into and from Niger Republic; Blockade of goods in transit to Niger especially from Lagos and eastern seaports,” he added.

Tinubu also told the Senate that the country was embarking on “sensitisation of Nigerians and Nigeriens on the imperative of these actions, particularly via social media.”