ECOWAS condemns Military intervention in political life

The ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff (CCDS) concluded their 27th meeting in Cotonou, Benin Republic with a declaration that “enough is enough with regards to military intervention in the politics of member nations.”

In order to make such declaration efficient, the ECOWAS Defence Chiefs decided to send the Chiefs of Defence Staff of Ghana, Liberia, Togo and Cape Verde to Guinea Bissau, where military interventions were clear in the political life, and to  “to express our unhappiness and misgivings at the consistent military interventions in the country.”

The Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Paul Dike, who is the chairman of the CCDS, announced that the next quarterly meeting of the body would be held in Guinea Bissau “to make collective strong representation to the military so that they fall in line as other militaries in the region.”

He also assumed that the body resolved that “pro-active steps will be taken to counter the activities of extreme religious groups prevalent in the Sahel region of West Africa.”
It consequently enquires the Chiefs of Defence Staff of Mali and Niger to study the problem of religious extremists and ways to tackle them and report to the next meeting of the body.
the body asked also the Chiefs of Defence Staff of Nigeria and Ghana to study the problems of maritime security and the ways to handle them effectively.

The ECOWAS Defence Chiefs were during the meeting briefed and they reviewed situations in Nigeria (Niger Delta), Niger, Mali, Senegal, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau and Guinea-Conakry. In addition, they were briefed and took position on the issue of proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons

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