afrodoc2:
The most reasonable solution is diplomatic. Military invasion will only serve to destabilise the sub-region further, no matter who ends up winning. Meanwhile, Russia and the U.S will carry their load and move on to their next theatre of rivalry, leaving the locals to sort themselves out.

OasisX:




.....can you name the four countries pls?

izzou:
I was thinking we should be very wary of dragging ourselves into the black book of Russia

Burkina Faso go issue communique and Nigeria suppose fear?



Both countries joined together cannot even stand our struggling military.

raumdeuter:
https://www.nairaland.com/7785674/full-text-bola-tinubu-speech

If you are not a stone hearted demon how will you not be moved by this speech

After Darkness Comes The Glorious Dawn: Full Text Of President Bola Tinubu’s Address To Nigerians On Socio-economic Challenges


My fellow citizens,

I want to talk to you about our economy. It is important that you understand the reasons for the policy measures I have taken to combat the serious economic challenges this nation has long faced.

2. I am not going to talk in difficult terms by dwelling on
41. Thank you all for listening and may God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

liveLongNprospa:
Lmao..

Theflint1:
Guinea, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger.

Amigoss:


Bros,e be like war dey hungry you...

If ECOWAS talk to Niger dem no hear,they can suspend them like they did to Burkina Faso

Abi e get wetin you,APC folks and ECOWAS keep for Niger wey Una dey find or protect

OasisX:


Mali will return to Democracy in 2024, Guinea will return to Democracy in 2025. Both Burkina Faso and Niger must return too.

Wait oh

So even the Mali and Burkina Faso that are issuing statements, are also under coupists too?

Wonderful!

izzou:


Wait oh

So even the Mali and Burkina Faso that are issuing statements, are also under coupists too?

Wonderful!

liveLongNprospa:
Nawa

OasisX:


Mali will return to Democracy in 2024, Guinea will return to Democracy in 2025. Both Burkina Faso and Niger must return too.

A40:
This has been my fear now. How many countries dey ECOWAS? 4 are under military rule. So how strong is the ECOWAS. When you have Guinea, Burkina, Mali and now Niger outside looking in. You're telling me the other 3 will not have some Espirit de corps.

Tinubu ati Nigeria e ronu oh. Niger matter is not our primary problem rn

Theflint1:

A40:
If them no return the question is what will Nigeria even do? Unless the uproar starts in these countries themselves I guarantee you nothing will happen

A40:
If them no return the question is what will Nigeria even do? Unless the uproar starts in these countries themselves I guarantee you nothing will happen

BlueRayDick:


lol. U are expecting subsidy after subsidy removal.

See ehn, irrespective of whatever name we choose to call it, Nigerians can't actually do without some form of subsidy in one way or the other. The truth is by our peculiar nature of trying to game the system, some selected few will always try to enrich themselves through whatever means is available. Even the sedlings being shared in 774 LGA's by the FG, people will still find a way to make money at the expense of others. Some people can get seedlings in LGA's like Agege, Ikorodu and Alimosho only to go sell it to farmers in obafemi Owode in Ogun State. They still gamed the system.

My position has always been let FG go after oil subsidy thieves, clamp down on them and put in measures to frustrate them. Have the theft reduced drastically and let the people enjoy the subsidy like we have always done. The government just throwing the baby and the bathe away has not done anybody good thus far.

Anybody doing normal work in naija and has since seen significant increase in his disposable income in the last 2 months should come out and lay mantle on me o.

OasisX:


.....that's why we must pass them strong message by dealing with Niger Coupists.

OasisX:


.....that's why we must pass them strong message by dealing with Niger Coupists.

GloriousGbola:


You think it will end there?

I guarantee next thing you will see putin giving weapons to the 'Biafran freedom fighters'

It is Russians (Ibime can correct me) who were selling arms to mend if I recall

Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia and China have formed a power bloc. China's goal is resources. Russias goal is power/influence. We have seen Sudan fully collapse because of Wagner arming the janjawid.

This does not look good for Africa at all. The next theater in resource wars of the future.

And we have lithium. Boko haram/ banditry in zamfara is also about gold. And Chinese are also involved.

The worst part of this is the typical shortsighted African thinking where those in power / influence will sell us all out for trinkets.

Amigoss:


Bros,e be like war dey hungry you...

If ECOWAS talk to Niger dem no hear,they can suspend them like they did to Burkina Faso

Abi e get wetin you,APC folks and ECOWAS keep for Niger wey Una dey find or protect

Spy360:

Don't be surprised to discover that the instability in West Africa is instigated by US and co so that they can sell weapons and also mine resources for little.

The trend is too obvious. They support a crook into power, then the army/people revolts to due suffering and corruption. Then they ask regional powers to intervene 'to save democracy'. Then at the end the coupist resigns from military and contests for president. Wins and another round of corruption and suffering begins.

Look at Sudan and South Sudan, look at Eritrea, etc. Same cycle.

Spy360:

Niger is a case of where majority of the people support and celebrate the coupists.The best solution is diplomacy.

We cannot lose soldiers fighting in Niger and about Niger when there's gross insecurity everywhere in the country.

We also do not want to be engulfed in any regional war between several countries.

Let there be discussions and let the coupists agree to return to democracy at a specified time.

Theflint1:
In all this, will BAT ask permission of the local people of Niger before invading their land with soldiers under the cover of ECOWAS?

Have the people of Niger sent their leaders to Nigeria to ask for help from BAT like you guys requested of the South East of Nigeria?

The same people that are pushing for an attack on a sovereign country are the same ones that said BAT must tread with caution in an issue relating to terrorists on Nigerian soil.

Nigeria has too much on its plate to now add an attack on a foreign country again...we're too broke to finance another war (in whatever shape or form). It's one thing to speculate about a coup being unpopular among the people of Niger, it's another thing for the people of Niger to see soldiers from other countries invade their land in the name of ECOWAS.