ECOWAS impasse: Withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger diplomacy failure – Shehu Sani

• Sani said Nigeria lost its brothers to be in the good books of conditional allies from the west.

Former lawmaker and social critic, Senator Shehu Sani, has said the exit of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, is a serious setback for the region.

Recall that the military junta in the three countries announced their withdrawal from the regional body on Sunday.

They had earlier been suspended by the hierarchy of the regional body for ousting the democratically elected leaders in their respective country.

According to the military juntas, it was a “sovereign decision” to leave the Economic Community of West African States “without delay”.

Reacting to the regional tension, Sani said Nigeria lost its brothers to be in the good books of conditional allies from the west.

The former lawmaker stated that the development signified the failure of diplomacy and dialogue.

“The Withdrawal of Mali, Niger Republic and Burkina Faso from Ecowas is a serious setback for West Africa.

“It signifies the failure of diplomacy and dialogue. We lost our African blood brothers because of our Western conditional friends.

“We sacrificed our hands to keep our wristwatches,” Sani wrote on his X handle