President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to insist on a short transition programme that will usher in a new civilian government in Guinea.
Buhari said this at the Extraordinary Summit of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS member-states on the political situation in the Republics of Guinea and Mali, which was held in Accra, Ghana, on Thursday.
Lt.-Colonel Mamady Doumbouya-led soldiers overthrew President Alpha Conde on September 5, 2021, and later formed a government of national unity that will lead the country’s transition period.
The coup was condemned by both regional and international organisations like the ECOWAS and United Nations.
Represented by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Buhari restated Nigeria’s position, urging for the unconditional release of Condé and called for more pressure to be put on the country’s military leaders to return the nation to democratic rule.
He restated the call to engage global bodies and Africa’s development partners in taking steps to prevent such unconstitutional change of government in countries on the continent.
Buhari noted that Guinea’s coupists had started consultation with critical stakeholders towards transitioning the country to civil rule, he reiterated Nigeria’s stance, condemning military intervention and unconstitutional change
