A day after ECOWAS chiefs of staffs finalized plans for a military intervention, Nigeria's Senate refused support President Bola Tinubu's proposal to deploy soldiers. Tinubu is the current chair of ECOWAS. Meanwhile, Niger has seen multiple demonstrations in support of the coup that overthrew Mohamed Bazoum
But that isn’t how governments are supposed to work. If you don’t like a guy, vote him out next election. Nigeria should know this, as it did what Niger is currently doing 30 years ago. The reason ECOWAS is intervening is because of the amount of chaos that the junta will bring to the region. They’re trying to regulate their own area of the globe. And if look at Niger’s history, you’ll see why. They’re on their SEVENTH REPUBLIC. Because they set up a republic, then a general has a hissy fit when the duly elected leader pisses them off and they go a couping. Then all hell breaks loose for a few years until they do it again. Nigeria, in particular, should be looking to help keep the seventh republic stable.
Overthrown of a government that the people do not want is something completely democratic thing. It is what the French did in the revolution, it is what the Cubans did, it is what the Nicaraguans did, it is what a lot of nations did. Simply because a coup is supported by the military does not mean it is not legitimate. Military have shifted to right wing politics mostly in the West but it didn’t used to be like that and there are multiple examples of this throughout history. Voting isn’t the only way to do democracy.
Is remains to be proven that Niger’s population actually wanted to remove their elected leader by force. This coup was carried out by the military group that was in charge of the president’s security, not Niger’s citizen.
But that isn’t how governments are supposed to work. If you don’t like a guy, vote him out next election. Nigeria should know this, as it did what Niger is currently doing 30 years ago. The reason ECOWAS is intervening is because of the amount of chaos that the junta will bring to the region. They’re trying to regulate their own area of the globe. And if look at Niger’s history, you’ll see why. They’re on their SEVENTH REPUBLIC. Because they set up a republic, then a general has a hissy fit when the duly elected leader pisses them off and they go a couping. Then all hell breaks loose for a few years until they do it again. Nigeria, in particular, should be looking to help keep the seventh republic stable.
Overthrown of a government that the people do not want is something completely democratic thing. It is what the French did in the revolution, it is what the Cubans did, it is what the Nicaraguans did, it is what a lot of nations did. Simply because a coup is supported by the military does not mean it is not legitimate. Military have shifted to right wing politics mostly in the West but it didn’t used to be like that and there are multiple examples of this throughout history. Voting isn’t the only way to do democracy.
Is remains to be proven that Niger’s population actually wanted to remove their elected leader by force. This coup was carried out by the military group that was in charge of the president’s security, not Niger’s citizen.
Fair, I am not saying this is exactly that case but wanted to point out coups are not always something bad for the people.