November 22, (THEWILL) – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament has urged the Heads of State and Government in the region to lift the sanctions imposed on Niger Republic.
The Head of State in ECOWAS had imposed sanctions on Niger Republic following a military coup that sacked President Mohamed Bazoum.
Speaking on Wednesday, after the opening session of the parliament, Chief Whip of the Nigerian Senate, Ali Ndume, said the poor are suffering the effects of the sanctions.
Ndume said, “Children and women have been exposed to untold hardship. No meaningful progress has been made in resolving this issue.
“We are appealing to ECOWAS states to lift the sanction and open the closed border between Niger and Nigeria because it is the poor that are suffering. Let me say this is a collective decision by concerned citizens.
“This press conference is simply an appeal to the ECOWAS Heads of State to consider the humanitarian situation and resolve the political impasse in Niger.”
