Restore Power To Niger Republic, I Learnt Over 40 Babies Die In Hospitals, Incubators Daily, Fani Kayode Appeals To Tinubu

The crisis in Niger Republic began on July 26 when a faction of the country’s military toppled the democratically-elected government of President Mohamed Bazoum.

A former aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has called on President Bola Tinubu’s administration to restore power to Niger Republic following the negative impact the power cut is having on the people of the country.

The crisis in Niger Republic began on July 26 when a faction of the country’s military toppled the democratically-elected government of President Mohamed Bazoum.

The coup was swiftly condemned by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which imposed sanctions on the new regime and called for the restoration of constitutional order.

Niger Republic depends on Nigeria for 70 per cent of its electricity supply generated from the Kainji Dam. Nigeria also cut the power supply to its neighbour, insisting that the military junta should reinstate Bazoum as President.

In a piece titled ‘Does Killing Nigerien Babies Bring Glory to Our Name?’, Fani-Kayode lamented reported deaths of innocent babies and other humanitarian issues resulting from the power cut.

According to him, he heard from a friend who was once Nigeria’s Ambassador to a European country that about 40 babies die daily in the crisis-ridden country because hospitals are unable to power their incubators and other life-support equipment.

He called on President Tinubu, who is the Chairman of ECOWAS to reverse the policy and restore electricity to the Niger Republic.

“A dear and respected friend of mine who was once our Ambassador to a European country, who has relatives and strong links in and with Niger Republic and who is well versed in security and intelligence matters told me that up to 40 babies are dying each day in Niger as a consequence of our cutting off electricity supplies to them,” he said.

“According to him, these babies die in hospitals and incubators across the country as a consequence of the fact that there is no electricity supply and there is no fuel to power their generators.

“This was confirmed by one Dr. Abdoul Djibou, a Nigerien medical practitioner, in an interview with Newsonlineng.com.

"According to a source in Niger Republic, Dr. Abdoul Djibou, there have been reports from Dosso Regional Hospital and Cominak Hospital about the recent spike in infant mortality. According to him, over 40 babies die daily in Niger since the Nigerian government cut off electricity supply to Niger and also closed its borders. It has affected hospitals badly as they’re unable to power their incubators and other life-supporting equipment to assist these babies. He also mentioned that the closed borders have made it nearly impossible for hospitals to access petroleum products especially Diesel and petrol to power their plants and generators.

“This is aside from the untold hardships that the general populace is grasping with in Niger. He has made a passionate appeal for the Nigerian government to reconsider its decision even though backed by the ECOWAS. He stressed the need for the Nigerian government to remember that the people of Niger are more like an extension of northern Nigeria.

“In his opinion, he believed strongly that the ongoing negotiations with the Junta leaders will yield results and stressed the need for the negotiations to be intensified instead of beating the drums of war and upholding the current stiff sanctions that have now crippled the economy and the health sector especially" (Nigeronlineeng.com: Coup Sanctions On Niger Republic Causes Untold Hardship/Starvation/Death).”

The piece by the former minister reads in part, “I cannot possibly confirm the veracity or accuracy of these assertions and reports but if they are anywhere near the truth, it is enough to prick anyone's conscience.

“Furthermore, I doubt that our President, being a humane, rational and reasonable leader, would have allowed this to happen if he was aware of the harsh and cruel consequences of the ‘cut off all electricity to Niger’ policy and that is precisely why it is important to bring it to his attention in this article.

“Quite apart from that, according to UNICEF, ‘more than two million children have been affected by the crisis and are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance’ and millions of dollars worth of vaccines for polio and other dangerous diseases cannot be safely preserved or stored due to power outages.”

“How can we as a nation inflict such damage and unleash such wickedness and misfortune on innocent people who live just across the border from us and who are essentially our people too?

“This is unacceptable and especially so given the fact that we are not at war with Niger and the overwhelming majority of our people regard them as our brothers.

“This begs the question: is this the way to treat our African neighbours and brothers even whilst we lay claim to seeking and preferring a diplomatic solution to the crisis? Methinks not!

“If our claim and intention is to better the life of these people by insisting that they must have a democratically-elected Government and by resisting a military one is our purpose truly served by killing the children of the very same people that we claim we want to help?”

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Restore Power To Niger Republic, I Learnt Over 40 Babies Die In Hospitals, Incubators Daily, Fani Kayode Appeals To Tinubu.

That's on the Junta

Not us

Restore power to Nigeria first.

Many businesses can't copy again and they are packing up

Forty babies a day and their healthcare providers are still putting up a fight, while we with the almighty power switch are standing helplessly as all our doctors run away to the UK! . Funny that the man throwing jabs at people who have taken bold steps to take their country back from corruption, doesn’t realize that the infant mortality rate in Nigeria is actually higher than Niger’s! The current infant mortality rate for Nigeria this year alone is 54.740 deaths per 1000 live births. Compare that to Niger with its current infant mortality rate at 39.281 deaths per 1000 live births, and ask yasef who should be mocking who? Even with our finger on their power supply, their healthcare sector seems to be more efficient than ours. So I ask again, who should be mocking who??

Make dem go buy generator na...

Ebola no go hear. The druggie is on self-destruct mode.

EyeCumInPiss:
Ebola no go hear. The druggie is on self-destruct mode.

this your sudden love for niger en

This is why independence is good. Or at least, very minimal dependence.

That person you're depending on today, you don't know what'll become of your relationship with them tomorrow.

And they might just cut off what you're getting from them.

I wish them well.

31 days multiply by 40 that's the number of babies Nigerian FG have killed in Niger Republic according to the source.

1240 babies.

This piece doesn't make sense to me.
If it is true that 40 kids die daily, and the junta has not being humane enough to relinquish their power for the kids in their country to live why should Nigeria be bothered?
You mean the Nigeria govt should have more pity for the children of Niger than the govt of Niger ought to have for her own citizens?

I am not despising the fact that war is bad and more sadly innocent babies are dying because of power tussle.
But would he have written this epistle if he was nominated as a minister?

That's a good call, Mr. Fani-Kayode, but also tell your political “brothers” to stop stealing us blind. 4,000 Nigerians die every day because all of you stole and keep stealing our commonwealth.

But some Orchins were saying Algeria is supplying free and 24/7 Power Supply to Niger Republic?

Let the Juntas start Performing Magic in Niger Republic nah. Nigeria do not owe them Power Supply.

Sanctions on Niger Republic should be made stricter.

Bullshit.
An investigation should be conducted,if it's true, Nigeria should consider the people and be lenient on sanctions imposed.

The Food for kayode iode is an unstable character..was this thing not thesame food atenna that was beating the drums of War

I wonder what changed.. it is now that the food realised after a "friend" of his made him realise the folly of his emilokan drug addict cutting power supply off Niger Republic..

Maybe his disappointment stems from the fact that he has been used & dumbed by the garangaja government after not getting his food from APCshit He does not give a damn about the death of Babies...how many Nigerian babies do you really care about Mr food

Foodie clown

😒

It is not hard to know when FFK has received Alert to go and buy food

Why didn't he ask the FG to send Generators to the Hospitals instead

.He needs to remember how Greed led to the untimely violent demise of his Grandfather who was killed in Court by a Client he had swindled

EyeCumInPiss:
Ebola no go hear. The druggie is on self-destruct mode.

Take your family members to quarantine centers near you, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu Jagaban the Eze-Chukwu of Igbo land will provide treatment for them free of charge, no place for ebola in Nigeria, the druggie, Peter girigory Obi father the grandfather of drug lords was tied with stones and thrown into azu river

illicit:
That's on the Junta

Not us

That’s a very evil way to think.

From the comments I’m reading here, most of you are morally dead with no conscience.

Disgusting.

is ffk trying to sound normal i am not understanding.
he should be supporting every action like a zombie , that is what his likes are doing.

The loud mouth Buffon didn't get Ministerial position.
He will resort to attacking Tinubu now.
This good for nothing werey only speak good of anyone when he expects his bread to be buttered.

The junta leaders are the ones killing those babies in Niger republic not us.. same way they are the ones starving their people through border closure, killing their economy.

If and when they want things to go back to normal, they'd back down and reinstate the duly elected President of Niger republic to power.

lexylaw09:
this your sudden love for niger en

Why can't you Agbadorians think like Humans for once?
This thread is about infants dying bcoz of demonic decisions
Be a Human being first.

Rossikk:


That’s a very evil way to think.

From the comments I’m reading here, most of you are morally dead with no conscience.

Disgusting.

Tell that to the Junta

Christistruth03:
It is not hard to know when FFK has received Alert to go and buy food

Why didn't he ask the FG to send Generators to the Hospitals instead

.He needs to remember how Greed led to the untimely violent demise of his Grandfather who was killed in Court by a Client he had swindled

Could u be kind enough to elaborate more on d greed that led to death of his grandfather?

OLAADEGBU:


Restore Power To Niger Republic, I Learnt Over 40 Babies Die In Hospitals, Incubators Daily, Fani Kayode Appeals To Tinubu.

Ministerial nomination don finish

Tochj:

Why can't you Agbadorians think like Humans for once?
This thread is about infants dying bcoz of demonic decisions
Be a Human being first.

So overthrowing a president is holy decision

Who cares? FFk is Nigerian and Nigerien. He should be focused on Nigeria and Nigerian issues.

I felt for those babies 👶

FFK is forming adviser because BAT dumped him after the election campaigns.
This man surely needs jollof rice from Tinubu.