ECOWAS Heads of State Begin Two-Way Meeting in Ghana

 ECOWAS Heads of State Begin Two-Way Meeting in Ghana A two-day meeting of ECOWAS chiefs has started in Accra, the capital of Ghana, on Thur...

 ECOWAS Heads of State Begin Two-Way Meeting in Ghana

A two-day meeting of ECOWAS chiefs has started in Accra, the capital of Ghana, on Thursday, as part of preparations for a coup d'état in Niger if the need arises.

ACCRA, GHANA - The meeting attended by the leaders of nine ECOWAS countries, including Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, Togo, Benin, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Gambia, will focus on the possibility of sending the waiting force will spend the night in Niger, if the reconciliation plan is not successful.

The meeting is coming after the leaders of the group ordered the regional army to be on alert when they held a meeting in Abuja, Nigeria.

During his speech, Ghana's Minister of Defense, Dominic Nitiwul, the host, said, "ECOWAS is suffering from a crisis that we know has ended years ago when fifteen countries of the group chose to put their countries on the path of democracy."

He continued that "the popularity of ECOWAS has increased in the world, which has made them invest in West Africa. But recently, the problem of regime change has started to affect us in the region."

"Southern and Eastern African countries are peaceful, while we continue to give them problems, they are developing their economy in terms of getting investors"

The minister also emphasized the decision taken by the leaders of the ECOWAS group during their meeting in Abuja, where he said, "The leaders of the group have ordered the regional military to be in a daily plan to restore the country of Niger to the path of democracy, but despite this The group will continue to contact the soldiers who overthrew the civilian government in Niger through diplomacy."

The minister stated that he believes that the army chiefs will develop strategies to be used in the use of military force in the Republic of Niger until the need arises, stressing that even the guards of the President in Niger they are keeping their President, there is no doubt that the people of the West African region are in great danger.

Adib Sani, an analyst on security issues, believes that despite the measures taken by ECOWAS, it will not launch a war against Niger because of the negative impact that the deployment of ECOWAS forces in Niger will have on the security and economy of the region.

However, another issue that caught the attention of the public on the sidelines of the meeting is, should ECOWAS seek the permission of the UN Security Council before taking military action against Niger?

Dr. Abdul Fatau Musah, the peace and diplomatic commissioner of ECOWAS said that the United Nations is aware of all the actions taken by ECOWAS and is with ECOWA.

The countries of Cape Verde and Guinea Bissau did not participate in the meeting due to some reasons, while there was no representation of the countries of Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Guinea, due to their suspension from the organization for the steps they took to overthrow the civilian governments.