Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has reiterated the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS commitment to democracy and good governance in Mali. This is coming following Sunday’s decision of the leaders of member states to shut all borders against Mali.
The sub-regional body’s imposed sanctions against Mali’s transitional military leaders after they informed the bloc they would not be able to hold presidential and legislative elections in February.
It added that apart from shutting borders, ECOWAS member countries also recalled their ambassadors from Mail as they rejected the junta’s transition table.
Osinbajo, who represented President Muhammadu Buhari, while speaking after the Extraordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government in Accra, Ghana, said there is clear evidence international community will no longer accept unconstitutional takeover of government.
He also explained that there is a strong resolve by ECOWAS to stand against coup d’états in the sub-region.
