“Reports about the withdrawal of three countries from our sub-regional body, @ecowas_cedeao, is concerning. It is a matter of serious diplomatic meltdown. We must keep the country’s national security interest, especially the fight against terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, and others in focus while we appraise the situation,” he said.
“Reports about the withdrawal of three countries from our sub-regional body, @ecowas_cedeao, is concerning. It is a matter of serious diplomatic meltdown. We must keep the country’s national security interest, especially the fight against terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, and others in focus while we appraise the situation,” he said.
Reacting to their withdrawal from the regional body, the Presidency source said, “Mali and Burkina Faso were suspended before Mr. President became chairman of ECOWAS. Niger was the last one and you know the reason why they were suspended.”
“They were removing the elected legally/ legitimate government via coup d’etat. So that is why they were suspended. So technically, I don’t know why people are worried about this.”
“Technically, those countries are no longer members of ECOWAS as of today because their memberships have been suspended. So, when they said they were leaving, they were not members because they are serving suspension. So, it is just a super flux, they had left.”
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