The Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP, has expressed sadness
over the military coup in Mali which saw the resignation of the
country’s President, Ibrahim Keita.
While welcoming Keita’s resignation which it described as though
“belated”, CUPP in a statement signed by its Spokesman Ikenga
Ugochinyere, urged Malians to be vigilant until democracy is restored in
the country.
The Statement reads:
“Nigeria Opposition Coalition CUPP is saddened by the Military
Coup/People’s Revolt in Mali but CUPP welcomes the belated resignation
of the disgraced Malian President Keita and dissolution of the
Parliament in the early hours of today. It is unfortunate that Mr. Keita
was willing to drag his country into anarchy just because he wanted to
cling to power despite being unpopular with his citizens.
“We urge the Malian People to remain vigilant until democracy is
restored with the conduct of early elections and the immediate release
of kidnapped Opposition leader who has been in captivity for about five
months now.
“As we wait for the official statement from our brothers in the
opposition in Mali, we align our position with the West African
Opposition Spokespersons who in our early morning emergency zoom meeting
that ended hours ago have welcomed the belated resignation of the
disgraced president and have advised other leaders in Africa not to
continue to take their people for granted and continue to abuse their
office and fail in their duties like Mali President did.
“We hope the leaders of the new regime in Mali will enact a transition
process that will lead to an early election and also work hard to
release the Opposition leader who has been kidnapped by jihadist group
before Mali stability can be fully restored.
“We urge the M5-RFP opposition along with the June 5 Movement (named
after the date of its first protest) to ensure that the Opposition
family remains one in Mali until democracy is fully restored, the dying
economy revived and the growing power of the terrorist groups and armed
killer groups that have taken over large areas of the Country are
destroyed.
“CUPP will continue to monitor the situation in Mali and shall continue
to stand with the People of Mali.”