Femi Fani-Kayode, a former minister of aviation, forewarned that additional coups would occur in Francophone nations.
Fani-Kayode was responding to Gabon’s military coup.
Following the election of President Ali Bongo for a third term on Saturday, army officers announced the takeover of power on Tuesday.
According to reports, the officers declared that they were nullifying the results of the election on Saturday, which the opposition had deemed “fraudulent” and rejected.
Fani-Kayode tweeted, “Sadly another coup has taken place in Africa. This time it is in the nation of Gabon where President Ali Bongo (pictured below) has been removed from power.
“It appears that the warning I gave in my last essay, titled ‘Does Killing Nigerien Babies Bring Glory To Our Name?’, was prophetic.
“I am not surprised that this has happened and frankly we should expect more coups in the Francophone countries of West and Central Africa for the reasons I stated in that essay.
“I wonder whether ECOWAS or the African Union will threaten to invade Gabon too?”