My Visit To Niger Republic Was Fruitful – Abdulsalami Abubakar

Former Military Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar has come out to brief President Bola Tinubu on the outcome of his diplomatic shuttle to the Niger Republic.

He recently had his say while speaking with State House correspondents, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government have made him an envoy to Niger Republic, and he went to the country over the weekend to see the military people and discuss ways to end the current problem.

He added that his visit to Niger has been very fruitful as it has open an avenue for dialogue.

His words, “As you are aware, the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government have made me an envoy to Niger Republic and we were there over the weekend to see the military people and discussed to find a way out of the lacuna we find ourselves. So, that’s why I’m here this afternoon, together with the President of the ECOWAS Commission, to give a report back to Mr. President on our discussions in Niger.

I must say that our visit to Niger has been very fruitful and that it has opened an avenue to start talking and hopefully we’ll get somewhere.

Well, like I said, we’ve started talking, they have made their own points and then I made my report to the Chairman of the ECOWAS Heads of state and President. He will now consult with his colleagues and then the ding-dong starts and we’ll get somewhere hopefully.

Hopefully, diplomacy will see the better of this. Nobody wants to go war, it doesn’t pay anybody, but then again, our in leaders have said if all fails and I don’t think all will fail, we’ll get somewhere we’ll get out of this mess.”