Niger Crisis: Tinubu Meets With Touray, Abubakar, Ribadu 

Deji Elumoye in Abuja 

As part of efforts to resolve the political crisis in Niger Republic, President Bola Tinubu is about now meeting with some critical stakeholders in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

Attending the meeting holding at the State House, Abuja, with President Tinubu, who

is the Chairman of the Authority of the Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS, are the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Touray; leader of the ECOWAS delegation to Niger Republic’s military junta, General Abdulsalami Abubakar and the National Security Adviser (NSA) to the President, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu.

Though there was no brief to the media on the agenda for the meeting, a source, however, revealed that the meeting may have been called to avert armed conflict over the lingering political  crisis in Niger Republic.

Details later…