President
“Muhammadu Buhari” will consult with
key leaders of ECOWAS countries in order to find a solution to the crisis
rocking Republic of Mali.
“According to
PMnewsnigeria, President (“Muhammadu
Buhari”) made the pledge on Tuesday while receiving reports from ECOWAS
Special Envoy to Mali, former President (“Goodluck
Jonathan”).”
“Goodluck Jonathan” was at the State House, Abuja, in company of President of ECOWAS
Commission, “Mr Jean-Claude Kassi Brou”.
“We will ask
the President of Niger, who is the Chairman of ECOWAS to brief us as a group,
and we will then know the way forward.” President “Buhari” said.
He
thanked “Dr Goodluck Jonathan” for
his comprehensive brief on the situation in Mali, “which you had been abreast
with since when you were the sitting Nigerian President.”
“Goodluck Jonathan” had filled in President
“Buhari” on his activities as
Special Envoy to restore amity to Mali, rocked by protests against “President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita”, who
has spent two out of the five years second term in office.
“A
resistance group, M5, is insisting that the Constitutional Court must be
dissolved, and the President resign, before peace can return to the country.”
Crisis had
erupted after the court nullified results of 31 parliamentary seats in the
polls held recently, awarding victory to some other contenders, which the
resistance group said was at the instigation of President Keita.
“Riots on
July 10 had led to the killing of some protesters by security agents, causing
the crisis to spiral out of control, hence the intervention by ECOWAS.”
ECOWAS can’t
preside over the removal of an elected President. “Not even the African Union (“AU”) or the United Nations (“UN”) can do it. “Leaders must be
elected and leave under constitutional processes, otherwise we would have
Banana republic all over the place”. Dr Jonathan submitted.
“The former President thanked President “Buhari” for providing a Presidential jet for the mission, (thus making our trips convenient and comfortable,) and he equally expressed appreciation for the Itakpe-Warri railway complex named after him last weekend.” (It was a big present for me. Thank you very much). “He said.”
Article Source, Pmnewsnigeria.com
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