Niger Republic: President Tinubu Receives Feedback From Council Of Ulamas

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday met with a delegation of Islamic leaders under the auspices of the Council of Ulamas that recently met with the coup leaders in Niger Republic.

The Islamic leaders, led by Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi, were at the Presidential Villa, Abuja to brief the President on the outcome of their discussion with the junta’s head, General Abdourahamane Tchiani.

Naija News recalls the Ulamas got the approval of President Tinubu to negotiate with the coup leaders in the Niger Republic on behalf of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

After their meeting with General Tchiani in Niger, they visited the Presidential Villa on Thursday to brief President Tinubu on the outcome of their visit over the political situation in the country.

The clerics had previously voiced their opposition to war and recommended dialogue in resolving the situation in Niger Republic.

A statement released by the presidency after their meeting said President Tinubu approved the return of the Islamic leaders to Niger Republic, for another round of dialogue with the military junta.

President Tinubu emphasized that he is at the forefront of a peaceful resolution of the crisis, even in the midst of more hawkish individuals urging swifter intervention including military action.

“I am managing a very serious situation. If you take ECOWAS aside, other people will react, those who are outside of our control. I am the one holding those sides back. I am the one holding back ECOWAS,” he disclosed in the statement.