Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN,Vice President, who represented the President ,Buhari, yesterday in Ouagadougou, among the select group of West African leaders who were in the Burkinabe capital, according to sources, said the leaders were there “to convey the recommendations agreed by ECOWAS leaders in Abuja, and we have witnessed the reinstatement of President Michel Kafando as the Transition President of Burkina Faso.”
after series of meetings, consultations, and a formal restoration of power ceremony,Speaking with reporters in the capital city , Osinbajo stated that after last week military coup conducted by the country’s presidential guards (known as the Presidential Security Regiment or RSP) ,the restoration of civilian authority in Burkina Faso “is a very good sign, a positive thing,” observing that in the process that made possible the restoration of civilian rule, ECOWAS played a significant role .
According to my sources, these are his words “as you know, President Kafando had been detained by the RSP -the presidential guard, but they have now stepped down as you can see, and they are now part of the process to ensure that the transition goes on.”
He continued: “what we have seen today is how ECOWAS states came together basically to agree and see to it that President Kafando was reinstated and now that has been accomplished.”
Praising President Buhari, and the leaders of ECOWAS, President Boni Yayi of Benin, and , President Macky Sall of Senegal, the current Chairman of ECOWAS, alongside all the leaders in the West African region, the Vice President said “now we are all looking at how to advance the transition process here in Burkina Faso.”
He said there were still difficult issues to be resolved as fallouts of the coup crisis but the progress would continue, that its very clear , judging from the fact that the people are determined, all the groups involved are now engaged in the process and are cooperating
According to reports, Prof. Osinbajo reiterated Nigeria’s continued brotherly support for Burkina Faso, while also commending the international community for coming together to condemn the coup.
These are his words below,
According to him,”I think it is very clear going by the ECOWAS Supplementary Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance and the legal instruments of the African Union, that coups are no longer fashionable and no longer acceptable. In fact, it punishable to take power by force. As soon as this coup took place, the entire ECOWAS, AU and the entire international community rose with one voice against it.”
ECOWAS selected a group of six leaders,After Tuesday’s summit in Abuja hosted by President Buhari, one each from Nigeria,Senegal, Togo, Benin, Niger and Ghana to visit Ouagadougou and proffer the recommendations of the West African nations towards solving the disruption of civil transition programme in Burkina Faso.
According to reports, President Yayi of Benin was named as facilitator, while Nigeria was represented by the Vice President. In what included series of events and talks all day , leaders from the six West African nations met with the RSP, Burkina Faso military and civil leaders on Wednesday and presided over the formal ceremony to effect the restoration of power from the presidential guards led by General Gilbert Deirde.
On his arrival In the morning of September 23rd in the Burkinabe capital, Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Osinbajo was received by General Deirde at the Ouagadougou Airport , while he was escorted back on return by Kafando, the restored Transition President , through the same airport . The vice president returned to Nigeria Wednesday night.
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