Nigeria Kicks Against Detention Of Mali’s Interim President, Prime Minister

Posted by African Examiner African News, Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria Tuesday, May 25th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government of Nigeria has kicked against the detention of interim President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane of Mali.

The African examiner writes that both officials who are in the transitional government of Mali were reportedly arrested by soldiers to the Kati Military Camp, near the capital, Bamako on Monday.

In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ferdinand Nwoye, the Federal Government stated that the action was totally unacceptable.

The statement also disclosed that the action might derail the peace building initiative and timetable for the return of democratic governance in Mali.

“The Federal Government of Nigeria, therefore, calls for the immediate and unconditional release of the President and Prime Minister. The key actors of the condemnable act should be aware of the fact that stakeholders in the region and friends of Mali reject any act of coercion of the detained officials, including forced resignations,” the statement said.