The ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defense Staff will meet again today to decide whether to intervene in the Niger political crisis.
The military commanders launched an emergency meeting in Accra yesterday to determine how best to strategize for the challenge ahead.
Chairman of the Committee of Chiefs of Defense Staff for ECOWAS, General Christopher Musah, stressed that the ultimate aim is to liberate the people of Niger.
“We must not allow the people of Niger to suffer needlessly. Our task as a committee of chiefs of Defense Staff of ECOWAS states is to ensure that our responses to these crises are driven by fear but by principles of justice, respect for human rights and the unwavering commitments to the rule of law.”
“We must strive to uphold integrity of our institutions, protect the sovereignty our states and safeguard the democratic rights of our people. In this the people of Niger are an integral part,” he said.
Abdel- Fatau Musah, the ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace, and Security, has maintained the indigenous association’s position on military action in Niger.
Musah responded to requests for the decision to be capsized by calling them” unwarrantable.”
Addressing the Extraordinary Meeting of the ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defense Staff in Accra on Thursday, Ambassador Musah underlined the graveness of the situation in Niger.
The meeting is aimed at strategically outlining an intervention plan for Niger, which will also be presented to ECOWAS leaders for blessing.
General Musah affirmed that if ongoing politic dialogues fail to yield results, the standby force is prepared to act decisively.
He added that the indigenous body’s commitment to maintaining peace and stability in Niger remains unvarying.
pressing the consummate significance of popular governance, Ambassador Musah emphasized that all available strategies will be used to grease Niger’s return to its due popular path.
