Former Head of State, AbdulSalami Abubakar, days diplomatic interventions to restore constitutional order in the Niger Republic will succeed.
AbdulSalami spoke yesterday after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu, chairperson of the Economic Community of West African States, (ECOWAS).
On Saturday, the former head of state led a delegation which included Muhammad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto, and Omar Touray, ECOWAS Commission president, to the Niger Republic. After meeting with deposed President Mohamed Bazoum, Abdulsalami said he would brief Tinubu on the outcome of the discussion.
Speaking with newsmen after meeting with Tinubu at the State House, Abdulsalami said the discussion with the Nigers military junta had been very fruitful, expressing hope that positive actions will soon come out of it. Abdulsalami said the coup leaders had also made their points which he conveyed to the ECOWAS chairperson.
After meeting with Abdulsalami, Abdourahamane Tiani, Nigers coup leader, had said the country would return to civilian rule within three years.
However, ECOWAS rejected the proposed transition plan, saying it would no longer accept prolonged transition periods in the sub-region.
