President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has made an impassioned plea to the Commonwealth of Nations to join calls for the release of Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum.
On July 27, soldiers, largely from the presidential guard, kidnapped Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum, resulting in the dissolution of the constitution, suspension of all institutions, and closing of the country’s borders.
President Akufo-Addo lamented the recent coups on the African continent and the threats they pose to peace and economic stability.
Nana Akufo-Addo declared at the 66th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Accra that MPs must be agents of democracy.
He also stated that democracy in Africa is under attack as a result of the unlawful change of administration.
“The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, indeed, the Commonwealth itself should join ECOWAS and the African Union in demanding the immediate unconditional release from unjustifiable detention of the democratically elected president of the Republic of Niger, His Excellency Mohamed Bazoum.”
“Democracy and the stability that generally accompanies democratic governments are essential for the future prosperity of the African continent.”
President Mohamed Bazoum remains in the custody of the former presidential guard.
