Nigeria's president Bola Tinubu is the current ECOWAS chairman.
Nigeria is s major player in ECOWAS.
ECOWAS authority of heads of state and government wants to use force ie go to war against the Nigerien junta.
President Tinubu asked for approval from the Nigerian Senate.
The Nigerian Senate says no.
The Muslim northern neighbours of Niger Republic keep chorusing no.
Tinubu has legitimacy issue and desperately wants to please the US and France perhaps to gain international acceptance.
On the other hand, Tinubu can't afford to displease the Muslim North - not at this auspicious time.
There may be rerun in the presidential election.
Even if the court ruling or rerun favours Tinubu, he will still need the North for his likely second term bid.
Tinubu thus finds himself in a very difficult situation akin to being between the devil and the deep blue sea.
Should Tinubu then resign as ECOWAS chairman and leave the rest of the ECOWAS members who are interested to go to war against Niger without Nigeria being involved?

If him resign now, shae una no go start mock am? Because most Nigerians don't even know what's good for them.
Sanctions and Dialogue should be the option not War.

Abifarin16:
If him resign now, shae una no go start mock am? Because most Nigerians don't even know what's good for them.
Sanctions and Dialogue should be the option not War.

Meaning that there is no need for him to resign?

NO. HE SHOULD TONE DOWN HIS RHETORIC AND ALWAYS BEAR IN MIND THAT HE IS SUPPOSED TO BE A DEMOCRAT NOT AN AUTOCRAT. NIGERIA IS HIS FIRST PRIORITY AND ON THAT HE BECOMES ECOWAS' CHAIRMAN.

YORUBA RONU. BMFBOKOISWA MIGHT BE THE CHICKEN THAT GERMINATED TEETH AT TWILIGHT TO KILL THE BABY AT DAWN.

TINUBU IS JUST TRYING TO BE A RELEVANT AMERICAN YANKEE BUT DOESN'T KNOW THAT HIS PREDECESSOR IS AN EXPERT MILITARY AMBUSH STRATEGIST.

He wants power by all means, he has stolen and grabbed it by all means, he should never resign o.
Resignation should not be an option for him. As he is committed to attaining power using any means, he should persist without retreat.
We cannot accept resignation from him unless he resigned totally and give his stolen mandate to the legitimate winner.
ECOWAS is not Lagos state.

NO NO NO.

Wailers should receive sense IJN

orisa37:
NO. HE SHOULD TONE DOWN HIS RHETORIC AND ALWAYS BEAR IN MIND THAT HE IS SUPPOSED TO BE A DEMOCRAT NOT AN AUTOCRAT. NIGERIA IS HIS FIRST PRIORITY AND ON THAT HE BECOMES ECOWAS' CHAIRMAN.

Well said.

orisa37:
YORUBA RONU. BMFBOKOISWA MIGHT BE THE CHICKEN THAT GERMINATED TEETH AT TWILIGHT TO KILL THE BABY AT DAWN.

Sorry, I don't seem to understand what you mean here.

orisa37:
TINUBU IS JUST TRYING TO BE A RELEVANT AMERICAN YANKEE BUT DOESN'T KNOW THAT HIS PREDECESSOR IS AN EXPERT MILITARY AMBUSH STRATEGIST.

But the Niger coup didn't happen during Buhari's tenure, did it?

jerk:
He wants power by all means, he has stolen and grabbed it by all means, he should never resign o.
Resignation should not be an option for him. As he is committed to attaining power using any means, he should persist without retreat.
We cannot accept resignation from him unless he resigned totally and give his stolen mandate to the legitimate winner.
ECOWAS is not Lagos state.

He can only be removed as president by the court.

orisa37:
NO NO NO.

Your reason(s) sir?

He should grab the AU chairmanship, run away with it.

helinues:
Wailers should receive sense IJN

"Thou shall not use the name of the Lord your God in vain".
That is assuming you are one of Jesus' followers.
Thanks.

FreedomfromtheT:
Nigeria's president Bola Tinubu is the current ECOWAS chairman.
Nigeria is s major player in ECOWAS.
ECOWAS authority of heads of state and government wants to use force ie go to war against the Nigerien junta.
President Tinubu asked for approval from the Nigerian Senate.
The Nigerian Senate says no.
The Muslim northern neighbours of Niger Republic keep chorusing no.
Tinubu has legitimacy issue and desperately wants to please the US and France perhaps to gain international acceptance.
On the other hand, Tinubu can't afford to displease the Muslim North - not at this auspicious time.
There may be rerun in the presidential election.
Even if the court ruling or rerun favours Tinubu, he will still need the North for his likely second term bid.
Tinubu thus finds himself in a very difficult situation akin to being between the devil and the deep blue sea.
Should Tinubu then resign as ECOWAS chairman and leave the rest of the ECOWAS members who are interested to go to war against Niger without Nigeria being involved?

No.
All his action are in order and in line with international best practices on conflict resolution.

He is the best man for the job.
No.blackmail or distraction can stop him from doing the good he has at heart.

Tinubu should pull out of any military intervention by ECOWAS...
He should come out and tell Nigerians he is not in support of using military...

DrGoodman:
He should grab the AU chairmanship, run away with it.

He is eying that to

pharmagba:


No.
All his action are in order and in line with international best practices on conflict resolution.

He is the best man for the job.
No.blackmail or distraction can stop him from doing the good he has at heart.

Who are those 'blackmailing' or 'distracting' president Tinubu from fighting against the Nigerien junta?

SpatialKing:
Tinubu should pull out of any military intervention by ECOWAS...
He should come out and tell Nigerians he is not in support of using military...

If Tinubu does that, don't you think the other world leaders will see him as a weak leader?

FreedomfromtheT:
If Tinubu does that, don't you think the other world leaders will see him as a weak leader?

Are you confirming he is just trying to prove a point to Western world leaders.
Like a puppet

We don't give a bip about other world leaders..
Is time to put Africans first

FreedomfromtheT:
Who are those 'blackmailing' or 'distracting' president Tinubu from fighting against the Nigerien junta?

Look no further, just go through this platform in the last couple of days, they are evident

No he should not.
He should stay and be DISGRACED.😃

FreedomfromtheT:
Nigeria's president Bola Tinubu is the current ECOWAS chairman.
Nigeria is s major player in ECOWAS.
ECOWAS authority of heads of state and government wants to use force ie go to war against the Nigerien junta.
President Tinubu asked for approval from the Nigerian Senate.
The Nigerian Senate says no.
The Muslim northern neighbours of Niger Republic keep chorusing no.
Tinubu has legitimacy issue and desperately wants to please the US and France perhaps to gain international acceptance.
On the other hand, Tinubu can't afford to displease the Muslim North - not at this auspicious time.
There may be rerun in the presidential election.
Even if the court ruling or rerun favours Tinubu, he will still need the North for his likely second term bid.
Tinubu thus finds himself in a very difficult situation akin to being between the devil and the deep blue sea.
Should Tinubu then resign as ECOWAS chairman and leave the rest of the ECOWAS members who are interested to go to war against Niger without Nigeria being involved?

ECOWAS have seen many coups before and never urged war. The only person urging ECOWAS to war is the ECOWAS chairman.

The ECOWAS chairman needs the war more than ECOWAS, or the people of Niger they seek to liberate!

PointB:


ECOWAS have seen many coups before and never urged war. The only person urging ECOWAS to war is the ECOWAS chairman.

The ECOWAS chairman needs the war more than ECOWAS, or the people of Niger they seek to liberate!

Hmmmmmmmm!
Should we then allow coup d'etats in (West) Africa to continue unchecked?

pharmagba:

Look no further, just go through this platform in the last couple of days, they are evident

I think the northern Muslims have been loudest in shouting 'NO' to military offensive in Niger Republic.
Are they the ones who are according to you 'blackmailing' and 'distracting' president Tinubu from sending Nigerian soldiers to go and fight the Nigerien junta?

SpatialKing:


Are you confirming he is just trying to prove a point to Western world leaders.
Like a puppet

We don't give a bip about other world leaders..
Is time to put Africans first

But don't you think that military incursions in African rulership should be checked?

FreedomfromtheT:
But don't you think that military incursions in African rulership should be checked?

What should be checked is what is causing the military incursions..

Alassane Ouattara, 81, president of Ivory Coast, has been in power since 2010. Under him, the country's constitution was amended, which allowed him to still remain in power beyond the time allowed by the Ivorian constitution.

SpatialKing:


What should be checked is what is causing the military incursions..

Alassane Ouattara, 81, president of Ivory Coast, has been in power since 2010. Under him, the country's constitution was amended, which allowed him to still remain in power beyond the time allowed by the Ivorian constitution.

Hmmmmmmmmm!
But I learnt that the same Ouattara is opposed to the military take over in Niger Republic.

FreedomfromtheT:
I think the northern Muslims have been loudest in shouting 'NO' to military offensive in Niger Republic.
Are they the ones who are according to you 'blackmailing' and 'distracting' president Tinubu from sending Nigerian soldiers to go and fight the Nigerien junta?

You still don't get it
He sent Gen Abdulsalami and Sultan of Sokoto to talk to them. These are prominent people in the North whose territory extend to Niger republic. They didn't even give them audience.
Mention people they will listen to if they can't even give audience to this two
This act is international best practices in conflicts resolution. Moreover decision to use military is not President Tinubu singular decision to make.

African Union is supporting ECOWAS..
The chairman of The African Union will have to resign too.