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President Buhari condemns coup d’etat in Burkina Faso, calls for immediate restoration of civil authority.

By NAN
19 September 2015   |   10:18 am
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday unreservedly condemned Wednesday's detention of the Interim President, the Prime Minister and other ministers of the transitional government of Burkina Faso in an apparent coup d'etat. This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja by the president Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina. According to the…
Michel Kafando

Michel Kafando

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday unreservedly condemned Wednesday’s detention of the Interim President, the Prime Minister and other ministers of the transitional government of Burkina Faso in an apparent coup d’etat.

This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja by the president Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina.

According to the statement, President Buhari and Nigeria align with ECOWAS, the African Union and the United Nations in rejecting the brazen contravention of the constitution and transitional charter of Burkina Faso by elements of the Presidential Guard under the leadership of General Gilbert Diendere.

It stated that the President Buhari and Nigeria urged the Defence and Security Forces of Burkina Faso to keep faith with the agreed transitional programme for the return of the country to full democratic rule after elections.

It said that the elections were due to be held in the country on October 11, in support of which Nigeria had donated 20 pick-up vans to the National Electoral Commission of Burkina Faso.

“While welcoming the news that the Interim President, Mr. Michel Kafando has now been freed, President Buhari and Nigeria also demand the immediate release of Prime Minister Isaac Zida and other detained ministers.’’

According to the statement, Nigeria will give the fullest possible support to ongoing efforts by the ECOWAS mediatory team of
President Macky Sall of Senegal and President Boni Yayi of Benin Republic to quickly restore Burkina Faso to the path of order, democracy and constitutionalism.

President Buhari, however, urged the people of Burkina Faso to remain calm and steadfast in support of the transitional order, elections and democratic governance.

The president also assured them that Nigeria, ECOWAS and the international community would uphold their right to peace, freedom, democracy and good governance.

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