Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) region will on
Wednesday hold a meeting with Burkina Faso's interim Head of State, Lt
Colonel Isaac Zida in Ouagadougou to facilitate a rapid resolution of
the current political crisis in Burkina Faso.
The ECOWAS had raised the three-man delegation to try and resolve the
crisis in Burkina Faso.
Other members of the delegation of ECOWAS leaders are President Macky
Sall of Senegal and President John Mahama of Ghana who is the current
Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government.
A spokesman for President Jonathan, Reuben Abati, said that during
their one-day visit to Ouagadougou, President Jonathan and his
Ghanaian and Senegalese counterparts would meet with Burkina Faso's
interim Head of State, Lt.-Col. Isaac Zida, opposition leaders,
members of civil society and other political stakeholders in the
country.
Recent political turmoil in Burkina Faso led to the resignation of
former President Blaise Compaore and the assumption of power by
Lt.-Col. Zida.
The African Union's democratic charter requires its 54 member-states
to act against the forceful overthrow of elected governments on the
continent.
The Union has given the Burkina Faso military an ultimatum to transfer
power back to a civilian administration within two weeks or face
sanctions.
President Jonathan will be accompanied to Ouagadougou by the Minister
of State for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Nurudeen Mohammed and some of his
principal aides and advisers.
--ChannelsTV
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