{"id":91510,"date":"2023-08-14T01:00:22","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T01:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/14\/reactions-as-peter-obi-tells-ecowas-to-allow-niger-republic-to-return-to-democratic-government\/"},"modified":"2023-08-14T01:00:22","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T01:00:22","slug":"reactions-as-peter-obi-tells-ecowas-to-allow-niger-republic-to-return-to-democratic-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/14\/reactions-as-peter-obi-tells-ecowas-to-allow-niger-republic-to-return-to-democratic-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Reactions As Peter Obi Tells ECOWAS To Allow Niger Republic To Return To Democratic Government"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<article>\n<p>The former Anambra State governor and the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, has urged the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, to resolve the political crisis in the Niger Republic through dialogue rather than military intervention. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2246c308d9ad41e9a6c4a2d5dd6080de\"\/><\/p>\n<p>His reaction came following the 26th July coup d\u2019etat that dethroned President Mohamed Bazoum. ECOWAS has imposed sanctions and attempted to use military intervention to restore the ousted President. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/aa6828fe4ebd46f1aecfe78399a7548f\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In a statement posted on his official Twitter handle, Mr. Peter Obi said, \u201cI join many well-meaning Nigerians who have advocated that any intervention in the crisis, should be pre-eminently through diplomatic dialogue among all strategic interests in the crisis. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/cf3f1492443548a4a0b5925da0cac971\"\/><\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cRecent developments in the neighboring Niger Republic have become the subject of international attention. For Nigeria, this development is a matter of dire and urgent national interest and security. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/5eac546de7cd41b3b67bc2f1465c5bbd\"\/><\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cInevitably, Niger is a hot-button issue for ECOWAS, as well as various International interlocutors. Regardless of the positions taken by various parties that have direct or tangential interests in Niger, primacy must be given to dialogue and diplomacy towards a resolution with minimal disruptive impact on Nigeria and the West African sub-region\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>Source From SaharaReporters<\/p>\n<p>Content created and supplied by: Dabbyvictor (via  Opera<br \/>News )<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"copyright hide\">\n<span class=\"content\">    ,  .   ,     .       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