Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe

The Senate has rejected President Bola Tnibu’s request to deploy Nigerian troops to the Niger Republic, even as it asked the Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and other leaders of the region to tread lightly in addressing the political quagmire in the neighbouring country. The Senate, rising from a closed-door session that lasted close to two hours to discuss Tinubu’s letter on Friday, asked ECOWAS to strengthen political and diplomatic options and other means to resolve the political compass in the Niger Republic. The Senate, while condemning the Niger coup in totality, commended the chairman, President Bola…

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