UN, Commonwealth, others condemn coup, president Tinubu warns of spread
UN, Commonwealth, others condemn coup, president Tinubu warns of spread
President bola tinubu has expressed concern over the rising cases of coups in african countries, calling for a comprehensive consensus against the spread of “contagious autocracy” across the continent. The president said he was committed to working with other african leaders to defend democracy on the continent.
Tinubu stated this in his first response to the wednesday morning coup in gabon, just as the united states, united nations, european union, france and the commonwealth voiced concerns over the political development in the central african country. The military takeover in gabon is coming one month after a similar incident happened in niger where presidential guards overthrew the democratically elected president, mohamedbazoum.
A dozen soldiers had appeared on gabonese national television, announcing the cancellation of election results said to have been won by incumbent ondimbaali bongo and the dissolution of “all the institutions of the republic.” The mutineers led by the head of the republican guards, gen bricenguema , also closed the borders until further notice. The announcement came after president ali bongo, 64, was re-elected for a third term, extending his family’s half-century rule over the oil-rich central african country of 2.3 million, but the opposition described the poll as a ‘fraud orchestrated’ by the ruling party.
