Former presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad has reacted to the directive of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu to deploy standby military troops to the Niger Republic.
OsunDailyNG recalls that ECOWAS, on Thursday at the end of its second extraordinary meeting held in Abuja to address the political crisis in Niger, had ordered the deployment of standby military troops to restore constitutional order in the Niger Republic.
The resolve to deploy force comes days after the military junta in Niger defied the ECOWAS deadline to reinstate ousted President Mohamed Bazoum.
The regional bloc had threatened the use of force as a last option if the Nigerien military authorities remain recalcitrant one week from the ECOWAS first meeting which was held on July 30.
Reacting to ECOWAS order, Ahmad warned media outlets against pushing the narrative that the body has decided to use military intervention.
He insisted that war entails more complex factors.
Speaking via Twitter, he wrote, “Following the recent pronouncement on the next line of actions to be taken by the ECOWAS in Niger Republic, some people, including many of our media outlets, are busy driving the general public into a conclusion that Nigeria and ECOWAS resolved to use military intervention in the undoubtedly our most important neighbor. Very bad!
“We should be aware that war entails complex factors, as seen recently in Sudan and the Russia-Ukraine tensions. Let’s also learn from history, like America’s prolonged conflicts in the Middle East. Peace prevails!”
