Mum On Emefiele, Tinubu Barks Over Rule Of Law In Niger Republic

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday bared his fangs over alleged moves to topple the democratic government in Niger Republic vowing that the rule of law must be allowed to prevail in Nigeria’s northern neighbour.

Tinubu spoke in his position as president of Nigeria and Chairman, ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government.

GWG.ng, however, reports that the president’s assertion is coming against the background of claims of his silence over the alleged desecration of the temple of justice at the Federal High Court, Lagos by operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS who took away the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN despite a court order.

Speaking against breakdown of the rule of law in Niger Republic, President Tinubu said:

Information filtering in from the Republic of Niger indicates some unpleasant developments around the country’s highest political leadership.

It should be quite clear to all players in the Republic of Niger that the leadership of the ECOWAS Region and all lovers of democracy around the world will not tolerate any situation that incapacitates the democratically-elected government of the country.

The ECOWAS leadership will not accept any action that impedes the smooth functioning of legitimate authority in Niger or any part of West Africa.

I wish to say that we are closely monitoring the situation and developments in Niger and we will do everything within our powers to ensure democracy is firmly planted, nurtured, well rooted and thrives in our region.

I am in close consultation with other leaders in our region, and we shall protect our hard-earned democracy in line with the universally acceptable principle of constitutionalism.

As the Chairperson of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, I state without  equivocation that Nigeria stands firmly with the elected government in Niger and equally conveys the absolute resolve of leaders in our sub-region that we shall not waiver or flinch on our stand to defend and preserve constitutional order.

President Tinubu’s assertion on the rule of law in Niger Republic is bound to echo in different shapes across Nigeria.

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