{"id":93611,"date":"2023-08-04T22:16:21","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T21:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/tinubu-seeks-national-assembly-approval-for-military-action-against-niger-coupists"},"modified":"2023-08-04T22:51:40","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T21:51:40","slug":"tinubu-seeks-national-assembly-approval-for-military-action-against-niger-coupists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/tinubu-seeks-national-assembly-approval-for-military-action-against-niger-coupists","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu seeks National Assembly approval for military action against Niger coupists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>President Bola Tinubu has sent a letter to the Nigerian Senate, seeking approval for military action and other sanctions against the military officers who have seized power in the Niger Republic.<\/p>\n<p>President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, read the letter on the floor of the Upper Chamber on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The letter read, \u201cPolitical situation in Niger.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFollowing the unfortunate political situation in the Niger Republic culminating in the overthrow of its President, ECOWAS under my leadership condemned the coup in its entirety and resolved to seek the return of the democratically elected govt. in a bid to restore peace, ECOWAS convened a meeting and came out with a communique.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClosure and monitoring of all land borders with the Niger Republic and reactivating of the border drilling exercise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dCutting off Electricity supply to the Niger Republic<\/p>\n<p>\u201dMobilizing international support for the implementation of the provisions of the ECOWAS communique<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPreventing the operation of commercial and special flights into and from Niger Republic<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBlockade of goods in transit to Niger especially from Lagos and eastern seaports<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEmbarking on sensitization of Nigerians and Nigerians on the imperative of these actions, particularly via social media<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMilitary build-up and deployment of personnel for military intervention to enforce compliance of the military junta in Niger should they remain recalcitrant\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. President Bola Tinubu has sent a letter to the Nigerian Senate, seeking approval for military action and other sanctions against the military officers who have seized power in the Niger Republic. President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, read the letter on the floor of the Upper Chamber on Friday. 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