The Nigerian Parliament rejected the request to send troops to Niger The members of the Nigerian Senate rejected the request of President B...
The Nigerian Parliament rejected the request to send troops to Niger
The members of the Nigerian Senate rejected the request of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to request permission to send the country's troops to the Republic of Niger after the ECOWAS Organization said that it will use force to restore the elected president of the country who was overthrown.
The members of parliament announced their position in a session they held this Saturday, where they approved a resolution that opposes the coup d'état in the Republic of Niger, while on the other hand they saluted the leaders of the Economic Development Association. The wealth of West African countries ECOWAS for their commitment to restore the laws of the constitution in the country.
However, the senators did not accept the need to take military action in the country due to many reasons including the long-standing good relationship between Nigeria and Niger.
Instead, the senators asked President Tinubu to step up efforts in terms of reconciliation with the soldiers who overthrew the regime of President Mohamed Bazoum by sending a large delegation to the city of Yamai.
Among the members of the parliament there are those who suggested putting the elders of the country like Obasanjo, General Ali Gusau and Abdulsalam Abubakar in the team to participate in the negotiations with the Niger army through diplomacy.
Also, the senators of Nigeria have quickly established that the country's army is suffering from a lack of equipment, and they are not ready to enter into another war at a time when the country is suffering from a lack of lasting peace.
The senators also believed that the federal government should focus on solving the Boko Haram crisis, the bandits and IPOB who are fighting to establish the country of Biafra instead of continuing to study the launch of an attack in another country. you cross.
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