ETHIOPIA: ECOWAS SPEAKS ON FAILED COUP ATTEMPT
The
Chairman of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), President
Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria, on Thursday, condemned the coup attempt in
Ethiopia.
The
Chairman, in a statement in Abuja, expressed sympathy and condolences to the
families of the victims of the coup attempt, as well as the people and
government of Ethiopia.
Buhari
said the commission was committed to the ideals of the African Union on Democracy,
Elections and Good Governance adopted at the 8th Ordinary Session of the
Assembly of Heads of State and Government, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 2007.
He
said: “In my capacity as the Chairman of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and
Government and on behalf of our Regional Organisation, we strongly condemn the
coup attempt in the Amhara Region and the tragic events in the capital of the
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, on Saturday 22 June, 2019.
“We
express our deep sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims of the
coup attempt and to the people and Government of the Federal Democratic
Republic of Ethiopia.
“We
reaffirm the imperative for the adherence to relevant African Union
Instruments, principally the Constitutive Act of the African Union and the Lomé
Declaration on the Unconstitutional Change of Government.’’
Buhari,
therefore, called on parties involved to exercise maximum restraint and avoid
any action that could undermine the peace, unity and stability of Ethiopia.
“At
this trying period, we also convey our full solidarity to the people and
Government of Ethiopia.
“We
finally reiterate our respect for the sovereignty, unity, independence and
territorial integrity of Ethiopia,’’ he said.
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