2023-08-19 20:21:02
While the chiefs of staff of ECOWAS say they are ready to intervene militarily in NigerGeneral Tiani, at the head of the military junta which overthrew President Bazoum on July 26, spoke this Saturday August 19 on Nigerien television.
« ECOWAS is preparing to attack Niger by setting up an occupation army in collaboration with a foreign army “, continued General Tiani without citing countries. ” Neither the National Council for the Safeguarding of the Fatherland nor the people of Niger want a war », « but if an assault were to be undertaken, it will not be the walk in the park that some believe “, he warned:” defense forces “Nigerians” won’t shy away “, supported by Burkina Faso, Mali and Guinea, he said. ” Our ambition is not to confiscate power “, he also promised.
For this, the strong man of Niamey convenes an inclusive national dialogue inviting all “ the vital forces of the nation ». « The government is already educated “to set it up” within 30 days “. Objective: to formulate concrete proposals “with a view to asking” the foundations of a new constitutional life “. The transition “ cannot go beyond three years “, he assured.
The officer again denounced ” sanctions on an unprecedented scale », « illegal » et « inhuman of the West African organization, which aim to deprive us of essential financial resources » and to « interfere with our daily lives ».
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