Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu, has suggested a nine-month transitional period for the Niger junta to return the country to civilian rule.
Mr. Tinubu said Niger could emulate the example of former Nigerian military ruler Gen Abdulsalami Abubakar, who returned the country to democratic rule in 1999 after a nine-month stint as a junta leader.
Mr. Tinubu, who is also the current Chairman of ECOWAS, said the Nigerian example proved successful, leading the country into a new era of democratic governance.
The Niger junta has announced a three-year transition period which has been rejected by ECOWAS. Mr. Tinubu spoke as he hosted Islamic Leaders who have been on two tours to Niger for talks with the junta.
Source: BBC
