- General Abdourahamane Tchiani, leader of the Niger junta, disclosed this in a televised broadcast on Saturday night
- Tchiani made the disclosure after meeting with a delegation of the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS)
The military junta in Niger Republic says the country will return to democratic rule within the next three years.
General Abdourahamane Tchiani, leader of the Niger junta, disclosed this in a televised broadcast on Saturday night.
Tchiani made the disclosure after meeting with a delegation of the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) led by the former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd).
General Tchiani said within a month, the junta will form a committee to study and form the new constitution of the country.
While he maintained that Niger does not want to go to war, the General said the county will defend itself if the need arises.
He, however, added that the door for negotiation was still open.
ECOWAS has not reacted to the speech of the junta leader but Abdulsalami is expected to brief the regional bloc on the outcome of the meeting.
Meanwhile, Niger’s military-appointed prime minister, Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine, assured that the deposed president Mohamed Bazoum would be safe and unharmed.
Recall President Bola Tinubu Friday warned that impending ‘grave consequences’ should the military rulers of Niger allow Bazoum’s health to deteriorate while under house arrest.
Lamine Zeine told The New York Times that, “Nothing will happen to him, because we don’t have a tradition of violence in Niger.”