Senate Clarifies Tinubu’s Letter On Niger Coup

The Senate has clarified President Bola Tinubu’s letter to the lawmakers about the coup in the Niger Republic.

Senate President Godswill Akpabio said Tinubu only asked for the lawmaker’s approval to implement the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) resolutions as the chairman of the body as against some reports.

He spoke on Saturday after a closed-door session of the upper lawmaking body.

According to him, some of the resolutions reached by the senators are the condemnation of the coup, and the commendation of President Tinubu and ECOWAS heads of states and governments for their prompt response to the political crisis in the Niger Republic.

He noted that the Senate leadership is mandated to further engage with President Tinubu on behalf of the National Assembly on how best to resolve the impasse in the Niger Republic in recognition of the hitherto cordial relations between both countries.

The lawmakers, he said, are calling on Tinubu to further encourage other ECOWAS heads of states to strengthen other diplomatic and political solutions to resolve the impasse.

This is just as the Senate is pledging to support ECOWAS to resolve the political situation in Niger Republic.