THE CABLE NG
Some northern leaders have cautioned against allowing the US and French governments to relocate their military bases from the Sahel to Nigeria.
In a letter addressed to President Bola Tinubu and the national assembly on Friday, the northern leaders said accepting such a proposal would pose dangers for the country.
Signatories to the letter include Abubakar Mohammed of the Centre for Democratic Development, Research and Training (CEDDERT); Kabiru Chafe, former minister of state for petroleum resources, from the Arewa Research and Development Project (ARDP); Attahiru Jega, former chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC); Jibrin Ibrahim of the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD); Auwal Musa (Rafsanjani) of the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CCISLAC); and YZ Ya’u of the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD).
BACK STORY
Relations between Niger Republic and France became strained after the military coup in the Sahel country.
France had condemned the coup that ousted President Mohamed Bazoum and demanded that constitutional order be returned.
