July 28, (THEWILL) – Nigeria’s President and Chairman of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, will host a special meeting of the regional leaders on Sunday, July 30, in Abuja.
His Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communication and Strategy, Dele Alake, in a statement on Friday, said the Summit followed the coup in Republic of Niger, which has upended the constitutional political leadership in the West African country,
President Tinubu, as Chairman of ECOWAS, in a statement he personally signed on Wednesday, July 26, 2023, 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 on Thursday evening 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.
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