President Muhammadu Buhari says the political crisis in Togo will have regional consequences if not resolved.
Buhari said this during a bilateral meeting with President Alassane Ouattara of Ivory Coast, on the margins of the 5th AU-EU Summit in Abidjan Thursday.
There have been protests in the streets of Togo for the resignation of Faure Gnassingbe, its president, who has spent decades in power.
The citizen action has raged on for weeks.
“We must have a solution in Togo. The friends of the opposition and authorities must talk to them on the steps to jointly take to achieve stability. They must work towards gaining the trust of each other,” the Nigerian president said
‘‘There will be regional consequences for instability in Togo and this will surely come at a cost to development.”
Buhari had a separate bilateral meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel where the issue of stopping illegal migration of Nigerians to Europe was discussed.
He also had discussions with Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo and the Vice-President of the Gambia Fatoumata Tambajang.