Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says the Economic Community of
West African States (ECOWAS) will not accept unconstitutional takeover of
power.
Osinbajo spoke on Sunday in Ghana where he is representing
President Muhammadu Buhari at an extraordinary ECOWAS summit to discuss the
political situation in the Republic of Mali.
In August 2020, members of the Malian military seized power
from President Ibrahim Keita. After the coup, the country instituted a
political transition with a timeline of 18 months, starting from September 15,
2021.
Bah N’Daw, Mali’s former defence minister, was named
president of the country’s new transitional government, while Assimi Goita,
leader of the military junta, was named vice-president. They were appointed to
oversee the transition period.
But in June 2021, there was another coup led by Goita, who
accused the interim president and the then Prime Minister Moctar Ouane of
trying to sabotage the country’s transition.
Two days after seizing power from N’Daw, Goita declared
himself president.
According to Osinbajo, there is a strong resolve by ECOWAS
and the international community not to accept coups in the region.
“So, I think what is
being done is unprecedented; in the years gone by, African Union, then known as
Organisation of African Unity, never came down heavily on coup d’etat,” he
said.
“But it is evident now; there is very strong resolve that
the ECOWAS, and indeed the international community, will not accept
unconstitutional takeovers of government in the form of coup d’etat and other
such unconstitutional means of taking over governments.
“So, it is very evident that there is a very strong resolve
which is why we are here today.”
The vice-president expressed optimism that the efforts being
made to resolve the situation in Mali will yield positive results.
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