Gabon: Tinubu condemns coup, says rule of law must reign in Africa
Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in his reaction to the latest military invasion in Gabon’s seat of power has condemned the act urged leaders to ensure the supremacy of the rule of law.
President Tinubu through his media aide, Ajuri Ngelale reiterates his firm believe in the rule of law, urged warring parties in Gabon to find constitutional solution to the disputed election held over the weekend.
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“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is watching developments in Gabon very closely with deep concern for the country’s sociopolitical stability and the seeming autocratic contagion apparently spreading across different regions of our beloved continent,” he said.
“The president, as a man who has made significant personal sacrifices in his own life, in the cause of advancing and defending democracy, has all of the unwavering belief that power belongs in the hands of Africa’s great people, and not in the barrel of a loaded gun.”
“The rule of law and a faithful recourse to constitutional resolutions and instruments of electoral dispute resolution must not at any time be allowed to perish from our great continent”.
Ngelale added that the President is “working very closely and continuing to communicate with other heads of state in the African Union towards a comprehensive consensus on the next steps forward with respect to how the crisis in Gabon will play out into how the continent will respond to the contagion of autocracy we are seeing spread across our continent”.
Neptune Prime earlier reported that the military announced that they cessation of civilian rule of President Ali Bongo after he was declared winner of the presidential election held on Saturday.