By: Ubaida Awudu
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) says it does not endorse threats by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to use military intervention to restore democracy in troubled Niger.
In a statement signed, the General Secretary of the party, Fifi Fiavi Kwetey said the “NDC does not support committing Ghanaian soldiers to any hasty ill-considered adventure.”
Instead, the party has admonished that the regional bloc approaches the situation diplomatically for an amicable solution. It also urged that the coup makers to embrace negotiations for a peaceful resolution of the matter.
The unfolding situation in Niger requires cool heads, strategic rapprochement and a diplomatic approach which places the wishes of the people of Niger at the center of an amicable resolution.
The party is also urging ECOWAS to exhaust all diplomatic options available and warned that a military intervention will only exacerbate the crisis and lead to a bloodbath.