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posted July 27, 2010 African Examiner
Nigeria is interested in Niger Situation -Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan has said that Nigeria is very much interested in whatever
happens in the Niger Republic because of shared cultural affinities.

The President said during an audience granted the United Nations Deputy Secretary
General, Asha Rose Migiro, at the sidelines of the 15th African Union Summit in Kampala,
Uganda, that any negative occurrence in Niger Republic would impact negatively on Nigeria
in terms of massive influx of refugees.

President Jonathan said that Nigeria had recently sent grains and financial support to
alleviate the harsh effects of the current drought in its northern neighbour, and is prepared
to do all that is necessary to restore democracy in Niger.

He said that Nigeria whose former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (Rtd), is the
ECOWAS Special Envoy and Chief Negotiator in Niger, is mediating in the transition project
in that country with the support of Senegal and Ghana, adding that it would ensure that the
March 2011 deadline for the interim military leaders to conduct elections and hand over to
civilians is met.

President Jonathan who is the ECOWAS Chairman, stressed the need to encourage and
mentor the “young military leaders in Niger Republic who have shown some sincerity of
purpose” to hand over next year.

On the situation in Guinea Bissau, the President urged the United Nations and other
development partners to provide the necessary funds to be used to reform the old soldiers
and officers, retrain the young ones and conduct elections.

The UN Deputy Secretary General had earlier brought up the current happenings in Niger
Republic, Guinea Bissau, Guinea and Cote D’Ivoire during the discussions.