1st September, 2023
By Maureen Okon
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has insisted that military authorities in Niger must restore constitutional order immediately by liberating and reinstating President Mohamed Bazoum.
ECOWAS said this on Thursday while debunking alleged transitional proposal for Niger Republic by the military junta.
ECOWAS Commission headquarters in Abuja in a communique described the report as fake news.
The bloc also condemned the report that was in French language and making rounds on Agence France-Presse (AFP) platforms as fake.
The statement said: “The ECOWAS commission’s attention has been drawn to a report of a so-called ECOWAS proposed transition timeframe for Niger.
“The report, which is in French and supposedly carried by AFP, is false, and should be treated as fake news.
“THE demand of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government is clear: the military authorities in Niger must restore constitutional order immediately by liberating and reinstating President Mohamed Bazoum.”
(NAN)