President Bola Tinubu and United States President Joe Biden have condemned the spate of military coups in Africa describing them as wrong and unreflective of the collective aspirations of Africans.
Tinubu, in his maiden at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, USA on Tuesday, also warned against dictatorial civilian government.
“We must affirm democratic governance as the best guarantor of the sovereign will and well-being of the people. Military coups are wrong, as is any tilted civilian political arrangement that perpetuates injustice,” Tinubu said.
In 2023 alone, military forces in Niger and Gabon overthrew the democratically-elected governments of Mohamed Bazzoum and Ali Bongo, respectively.
The Nigerian leader argued that “the wave crossing parts of Africa does not demonstrate favour towards coups. It is a demand for solutions to perennial problems.
Regarding Niger, Tinubu said the Economic Community of West African States was still…
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