Niger’s new military ruler said Saturday a transition of power would not go beyond three years, and warned that any attack on the country would not be easy for those involved.
“Our ambition is not to confiscate power,” Niger’s junta leader says, as he proposes three-year transition to civilian rule.
The leader of mutinous soldiers, General Abdourahmane Tchiani, who ousted Niger’s democratically elected president said on Saturday night that they will return the country to civilian rule within three years.
He proposed a three-year transition to civilian rule after meeting a delegation of West Africa leaders and warned that any attack on the country would “not be a walk in the park” for those involved.
General Abdourahmane Tchiani gave no details on the planned transition of power, saying only that the principles for the move would be decided within 30 days at a dialogue to be hosted by the ruling military council.
“Neither the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland nor the people of Niger want war, and remain open to dialogue,” he said after his first meeting with delegates from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in the Nigerien capital, Niamey.
