President Buhari has sent former President Obasanjo the Guinea Bissau as a Special envoy to mediate in the political conflict in the Country.
In a statement Issued by Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Buhari, Femi Adesina said, Buhari is “deeply concerned by the unfolding political situation in Guinea Bissau following the dismissal of the prime minister,Domingos Simoes Pereira and his cabinet by President Jose Mario Vaz”.
“In demonstration of true African solidarity and brotherhood,
President Buhari has sent former President Olusegun
Obasanjo as his special envoy to mediate and help find a
solution to the crisis brewing in Guinea Bissau,” Adesina said.
“Chief Obasanjo embarked on the first leg of his mission by
consulting with the current chairman of the ECOWAS
authority of heads of state and government, President Macky Sall of Senegal in Dakar yesterday.
“It is regrettable that while Chief Obasanjo was still
consulting with President Sall, President Jose Mario Vaz of
Guinea Bissau proceeded to appoint and swear-in a new
prime minister in the person of Mr Baciro Dja, a
development that has worsened the political situation in his
country.
“President Buhari appeals for calm and calls on the
leadership in Guinea Bissau to exercise utmost restraint and
ensure the maintenance of law and order as efforts continue
to resolve the current crisis.
“The president particularly urges the leadership in Guinea
Bissau, including the military, to ensure respect for
constitutional order, sanctity of life and safety of citizens,
and avoid taking any further action that can threaten the
fragile democratic institutions recently established in the
country.”
authority of heads of state and government, President Macky Sall of Senegal in Dakar yesterday.
“It is regrettable that while Chief Obasanjo was still
consulting with President Sall, President Jose Mario Vaz of
Guinea Bissau proceeded to appoint and swear-in a new
prime minister in the person of Mr Baciro Dja, a
development that has worsened the political situation in his
country.
“President Buhari appeals for calm and calls on the
leadership in Guinea Bissau to exercise utmost restraint and
ensure the maintenance of law and order as efforts continue
to resolve the current crisis.
“The president particularly urges the leadership in Guinea
Bissau, including the military, to ensure respect for
constitutional order, sanctity of life and safety of citizens,
and avoid taking any further action that can threaten the
fragile democratic institutions recently established in the
country.”
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