The negotiation between the delegation of the Economic Community of West African States and the military junta in Niger Republic has failed, Iwitnesslive can report.
The Chairman of ECOWAS President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria had on Thursday dispatched two delegations on a peace mission to Niger Republic.
While the first delegation led by former Nigerian Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd.), led the engagement with the coupists and other parties in the Nigerien impasse in the country’s capital, Niamey; another delegation, led by Ambassador Babagana Kingibe led the engagement with the leaders of Libya and Algeria concerning the Niger crisis.
And according to a report, the meeting between General Abdulsalami and the General Abdourahmane Tchiani-led military junta in the Republic of Niger ended in deadlock as the coupists were not ready to stand down.
The report also indicated that the Nigerian authorities were ready to recall the country’s ambassador to Nigeria, Togo, France and the United States.
“The ongoing negotiation has failed. The junta has declared that it’ll recall Niger’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Togo, France, and the US,” an impeccable defence source said in a terse message sent to our correspondent Friday morning.
“The junta has just announced that it’ll evict French and US troops in Niger Republic, noting that all MoU agreements between France and Niger has ended,” another source privy to the development noted.
The military junta in Niger led by Tchiani, the former Head of Presidential Guard to the hoisted President, Mohamed Bazoum, detained Bazoum in a palace coup on July 26, 2023, while Tchiani later declared himself Head of State.
In an attempt to resolve the political crisis in the Niger Republic, the ECOWAS on Thursday dispatched two missions abroad, with the mandate to achieving a resolution to ending the crisis.
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