President Muhammadu Buhari and the Federal Government of Nigeria
\nunreservedly condemn Wednesday’s detention of the Interim President, the
\nPrime Minister and other ministers of the transitional government of
\nBurkina Faso in an apparent coup d’etat.<\/p>\n
President Buhari and Nigeria align with\u00a0 ECOWAS, the African Union and the
\nUnited Nations in rejecting the brazen contravention of the constitution
\nand transitional charter of Burkina Faso by elements of the Presidential
\nGuard under the leadership of General Gilbert Diendere.<\/p>\n
President Buhari and Nigeria urge the Defense and Security Forces of
\nBurkina Faso to keep faith with the agreed transitional programme for the
\nreturn of the country to full democratic rule after elections, which were
\ndue to be held in the country on October 11, in support of which Nigeria
\nhas donated 20 pick-up vans to the National Electoral Commission of
\nBurkina Faso.<\/p>\n
While welcoming the news that the Interim President, Mr. Michel Kafando
\nhas now been freed, President Buhari and Nigeria also demand the immediate
\nrelease of Prime Minister Isaac Zida and other detained ministers.<\/p>\n
Nigeria will give the fullest possible support to ongoing efforts by the
\nECOWAS mediatory team of President Macky Sall of Senegal and President
\nBoni Yayi of Benin Republic to quickly restore Burkina Faso to the path of
\norder, democracy and constitutionalism.<\/p>\n
The President urges the people of Burkina Faso to remain calm and
\nsteadfast in support of the transitional order, elections and democratic
\ngovernance with the full assurance that Nigeria, ECOWAS and the
\ninternational community will uphold their right to peace, freedom,
\ndemocracy and good governance.
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President Muhammadu Buhari and the Federal Government of Nigeria unreservedly condemn Wednesday’s detention of the Interim President, the Prime Minister and other ministers of the transitional government of Burkina Faso…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40691,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"\n