Military administration agrees to talk in Niger

Musah made statements on local Ghanaian television about the political crisis in Niger and the role ECOWAS plays in resolving the crisis.

Abdel-Fatau Musah reported that the military administration headed by General Abdurrahmane (Omar) Tchiani, Commander of the Presidential Guard Regiment in Niger, has accepted dialogue with ECOWAS.

“A MISSION WILL ARRIVE IN THE COUNTRY”

Noting that ECOWAS sent a delegation to the Niger capital Niamey to meet with the leaders of the coup to find a possible solution to the political crisis, Musah said: “Finally (the military administration) told us that they would accept our mission today and we accept your offer. that is, a mission to the country will come today, that’s for sure”. saying.

Musah stated that the delegation sent by ECOWAS will ensure that all negotiations result in the restoration of constitutional order in Niger.

Stating that if they are not successful through dialogue, the military option will be the last option, Musah said. he said.

ECOWAS SET DATE FOR MILITARY INTERVENTION

At the meeting of the chiefs of staff of the ECOWAS countries in Accra, the capital of Ghana, it was announced that the date of the military intervention in Niger was clear.

ECOWAS stated that the soldiers were ready to intervene as soon as the order came, but gave no information on when this possible operation would start.

Following this decision, Niger state television announced that Mali and Burkina Faso had sent warplanes to Niger.

Burkina Faso and Mali, where military administrations are in office, also stated in a joint statement that they were on the side of Niger against the military operation that ECOWAS planned to launch to turn the tide of the coup in Niger.

The statement warned that any military intervention against Niger was to wage war against Burkina Faso and Mali.

COUP IN NIGER

In Niger, President Mohammed Bazum was detained by members of the Presidential Guard Regiment on July 26, and that night the military announced that it had seized power.

General Abdurrahmane Tchiani, commander of the Presidential Guard Regiment, took office on July 28 as head of the transitional government called CNSP.

The CNSP appointed Lamine Zeine as prime minister on August 7 and announced the 21-member cabinet on August 10, made up of soldiers and civilians. (AA)