In an effort to restore democratic rule in Niger Republic, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu dispatched a delegation led by General Abdulsalami Abubakar (Rtd), along with the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Saad Abubakar III, to meet with representatives of the Nigerien military junta on Thursday.
The delegation arrived in Niamey on Thursday and engaged in discussions aimed at resolving the political standoff in the country.
The junta was represented at the meeting by General Barmou and other top brass.
President Tinubu’s decision to send the delegation was in line with the resolution reached at the extraordinary summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) chaired by him which was held in Abuja at the weekend.
The regional body had expressed its commitment to getting the coup plotters restore democracy in the country.
Prior to their departure, the envoys received briefing from President Tinubu at the State House in Abuja.
