A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and senator of the federal republic of Nigeria, Orji Uzor Kalu has asked President Bola Tinubu not to deploy soldiers to Niger Republic.
This followed ECOWAS resolution to deploy soldiers to Niger Republic to restore democracy.
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In a Facebook post, Kalu said no Nigerian soldier deserves to die in another country because of war.
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He wrote:
“Niger Republic is at our backyard and Nigeria should not join ECOWAS’ plan of military invasion. If the US, France and UK want war in Niger, they can send their own people. Nigeria can support with finance but not with our soldiers. No Nigerian soldier deserves to die in another country because of war. Fighting a war in Niger Republic is not necessary as no one is sure of the sponsors and how it would end. Nigeria, US and France can intervene in Niger by giving them between one year and six months to hand over to a new government. If ECOWAS would cost Nigeria the peace it needs, there is nothing wrong pulling out of ECOWAS. Nigerian is a sovereign nation and the concerns of its people matters most.”
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