The President of the United States of America, Joe Biden has commended President Bola Tinubu for his “strong leadership”.
Biden stated in his reaction to the coup in Niger Republic.
Naija News recalls that the Nigerien military led by Amadou Abdramane, toppled the democratically-elected President, Mohamed Bazoum.
The military leadership also announced the dissolution of the nation’s constitution, suspension of all institutions, and closure of the country’s borders.
Tinubu in his role as the chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) – a sub-regional group to which the Niger Republic belongs condemned the coup and imposed sanctions on the new regime.
The US president praised Tinubu for upholding the rule of law in Niger and commended his national economic policies in Nigeria in a statement issued by the White House on the second day of the G20 conference in India.
A commitment to “reinforcing its longstanding relationship” with Nigeria is stated by the US president in his further statement.
Additionally, Biden commended Tinubu’s administration for its efforts “to reform Nigeria’s economy”.
He complimented the president of Nigeria for his “strong leadership” in defending democracy and upholding the rule of law in Niger and the larger region as chair of ECOWAS.
According to Biden, “Nigeria’s invitation to the G20 Summit is a recognition of Nigeria’s important global role as Africa’s largest democracy and economy Republic amid military takeover.”
The president maintained that while he is keeping ECOWAS from military intervention in Niger Republic, defending democracy in the region is sacrosanct, adding that the “consensus is that we will not allow anyone to insincerely buy time.” On August 26, Tinubu said the crisis in Niger is detrimental to the economic reforms in Nigeria, saying, “We are deep in our attempts to peacefully resolve this.”
War is not ideal for the region or for my economic reforms, but the defense of democracy is inviolable.