The President of Ghana,Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has passionately appealed to the Commonwealth of Nations to join in calls for the release of the ousted Nigerian President, Mohamed Bazoum.
Recall that On 27 July 2023,soldiers, primarily from the presidential guard, seized Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum, leading to the dissolution of the constitution, suspension of all institutions, and the closure of the nation’s borders.
President Akufo-Addo bemoaned the recent coups on the African continent and the threats such coups pose to peace and economic stability of the continent
While Speaking at the 66th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Accra,the President urged the MPs to be agents of democracy.
He also stated that democracy in Africa is currently under attack following the unconstitutional change of government in some African Nations.
“The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, indeed, the Commonwealth itself should join ECOWAS and the African Union in demanding the immediate unconditional release from unjustifiable detention of the democratically elected president of the Republic of Niger, His Excellency Mohamed Bazoum.”
“Democracy and the stability that generally accompanies democratic governments are essential for the future prosperity of the African continent” he said.
