President Bola Tinubu has directed the opening of Nigeria’s land and air borders with the Republic of Niger after eight months of closure following the unconstitutional order in the country.
The President also directed the lifting of other sanctions against the country with immediate effect.
“President Tinubu has also approved lifting financial and economic sanctions against the Republic of Guinea.
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According to the statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, “titled ‘Nigeria opens land and air borders with the Republic of Niger, lifts other sanctions”.’
Tinubu’s directive came after the lifting of travel and economic restrictions on Niger, Mali, and Guinea during its extraordinary summit in Abuja on February 24, 2024, by the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government.
“Consequently, the President has directed that the following sanctions imposed on the Republic of Niger be lifted immediately:
Closure of land and air borders between Nigeria and Niger Republic, as well as ECOWAS no-fly zone on all commercial flights to and from Niger Republic.
“Suspension of all commercial and financial transactions between Nigeria and Niger, as well as a freeze of all service transactions, including utility services and electricity to the Niger Republic.
“Freeze of assets of the Republic of Niger in ECOWAS Central Banks and freeze of assets of the Republic of Niger, state enterprises, and parastatals in commercial banks.
“Suspension of Niger from all financial assistance and transactions with all financial institutions, particularly EBID and BOAD.
“Travel bans on government officials and their family members,” the statement read.
The military of three African countries have sacked their presidents through a coup, leading to a constitutional disorder in the respective countries.
Despite the interventions of the Ecowas, the military junta refused to step down for a democratic order.
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