Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has departed Nigeria for
Ghana to attend the Extraordinary Summit of the Economic Community
of West African States (ECOWAS).
Osinbajo, who is representing President Muhammadu Buhari, at the
summit will join other leaders in the sub-region to discuss the
political crisis in Mali and the security situation in the
sub-region at large.
This was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday by the
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity,
Laolu Akande.
According to the statement, the Vice President will also meet
with representatives of the Nigerian community in Ghana to discuss
issues bothering on their wellbeing in the West African
country.
Accompanying the Vice President is the Minister of State for
Foreign Affairs, Amb Zubairu Dada.
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He is expected back in Abuja today at the end of his engagements
in Ghana.
Following the coup that broke out in Mali on August 18, ECOWAS,
the African Union, the United Nations and the United States have
condemned the action.
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The regional bloc suspended the country pledged a range of
retaliatory actions, including financial sanctions.
Similarly, ECOWAS delegation headed by ex-President Goodluck
Jonathan, arrived in the Malian capital, Bamako on August 20 to
push for a speedy return to civilian rule after a military coup in
the troubled nation.
The delegation met with the members of the new junta as well as
ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.
Rebel soldiers seized Keita and other leaders after a mutiny
dealing another deep blow to a country already struggling with a
brutal Islamist insurgency and widespread public discontent over
its government.
Mali’s neighbours have called for Keita to be reinstated, saying
the purpose of the delegation’s visit was to help “ensure the
immediate return of constitutional order”.
“ECOWAS appreciates what is happening in Mali and ECOWAS wants
the best for the country,” Jonathan said after his arrival.
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