Coup D’état: Abdulsalami gives fresh update after visit to Niger Republic

Abdulsalami Abubakar

A former head of state, Abdulsalami Abubakar, has given a new update about the situation in Niger Republic after he visited the military junta in the landlocked country.

Abdulsalami, who led a delegation to the Niger Republic on Saturday, August 19, said discussions with the coup plotters have been faithful and diplomatic interventions to restore constitutional order will succeed, TheCable reported.

He stated this after meeting with President Bola Tinubu, chairperson of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Tuesday, August 22.

“I must say that our visit to Niger has been very fruitful and that it has opened an avenue to start talking and hopefully we’ll get somewhere.”

Speaking about the meeting, Abdulsalami said the military junta made their points which he has conveyed to the ECOWAS chairperson.

He said nobody wants to go to war and hopes that diplomacy won't fail in resolving the crisis in Niger Republic “He will now consult with his colleagues and then the ding-d*ng starts and we’ll get somewhere hopefully,” he added.

“Hopefully, diplomacy will see the better of this. Nobody wants to go to war, it doesn’t pay anybody, but then again, our leaders have said if all fails and I don’t think all will fail, we’ll get somewhere we’ll get out of this mess.”

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd), Nigeria's former military head of state, has disclosed what transpired between him and Mohamed Bazoum, the ousted president of the Niger Republic, on Saturday, August 19.

The former military leader led the high-powered delegation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to the troubled neighbouring country for a peace talk,

Nigeria's former military Head of State, Gen Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd), has led a delegation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to the Niger Republic. Legit.ng learns that the move aligned with a last-ditch diplomatic effort to reach a peaceful solution with Niger Junta.