- Warns coup eroding democratic gains in West Africa
By Deji Elumoye
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on world leaders to unite against unconstitutional take over of governments in some parts of the world.
Buhari, who addressed the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, United States of America on Friday, declared that the recent trend of unconstitutional takeover of power must not be tolerated by the international community.
He warned that democratic gains of the past decades in West Africa ‘‘are now being eroded’’ due to these negative trends.
The President affirmed Nigeria’s support to efforts by ECOWAS, AU and the UN to address this growing challenge, saying: ‘‘As leaders of our individual Member-States we need to adhere to the constitutional provisions of our countries, particularly on term limits. This is one area that generates crisis and political tension in our sub-region.’’
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