Falana to ECOWAS: Suspend sanctions, restore electricity in Niger
Human rights activist, Mr Femi Falana, SAN, yesterday asked the Economic Community of West Africa States, ECOWAS, to suspend the sanctions imposed on Niger Republic and restore electricity to the country.
He also asked the regional bloc to approve the proposal of two terms for democratically elected presidents in the region.
Falana, who was the keynote speaker at the West Africa Civil Society Week’23 in Lagos yesterday, also asked civil society organisations to shun the temptation of doing the biddings of donors that often negate the principles of democracy.
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Source: Vanguard Nigeria