President Muhammadu Buhari has
reacted to the recent failed coup in Ethiopia.
Recall that the Chief of staff of the Ethiopian Army, Seare Mekonnen was shot dead on an
attempted coup plot.
Mekonnen was killed by his own
bodyguard in Addis Ababa, the capital of the East African nation.
In a statement he personally
signed and made available on Thursday, Buhari condemned the
attempted coup.
The Nigerian leader, who is also
the Chairman of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, said,
“In my capacity as the Chairman
of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government and on behalf of our
Regional Organisation, we strongly condemn the coup attempt in the Amhara
Region and the tragic events in the capital of the Federal Democratic Republic
of Ethiopia, on Saturday 22 June, 2019.
“We express our deep sympathy and
condolences to the families of the victims of the coup attempt and to the people
and Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
“We reaffirm the imperative for
the adherence to relevant African Union Instruments, principally the
Constitutive Act of the African Union and the Lomé Declaration on the
Unconstitutional Change of Government.
“We are committed to the ideals
of the African Union on Democracy, Elections and Good Governance adopted at the
Eighth Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government, in
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 2007.
“We urge all concerned to
exercise maximum restraint and avoid any action that could undermine the peace,
unity and stability of Ethiopia.
“At this trying period, we also
convey our full solidarity to the people and Government of Ethiopia.
“We finally reiterate our respect
for the sovereignty, unity, independence and territorial integrity of
Ethiopia.”
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