The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament has begged Heads of State and Government in the region to lift the sanctions imposed on Niger Republic.
The Head of State in ECOWAS had last July imposed sanctions on Niger Republic to protest the ouster of President Mohamed Bazoum by military officers led by General Abdourahamane Tchiani.
Speaking at the Senate, Ali Ndume, who addressed journalists after the opening session of the parliament, declared that states in Nigeria, about seven of them bordering Niger Republic are at the receiving end of the sanctions.
He premised the appeal to the ECOWAS Heads of State on the humanitarian situation in Niger, noting that women and children had been seriously affected.
