{"id":298170,"date":"2023-11-22T15:28:42","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T14:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=298170"},"modified":"2023-11-22T15:28:42","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T14:28:42","slug":"ecowas-parliament-seeks-to-lift-sanctions-on-niger-republic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/11\/22\/ecowas-parliament-seeks-to-lift-sanctions-on-niger-republic\/","title":{"rendered":"ECOWAS parliament seeks to lift sanctions on Niger Republic"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>ECOWAS had last July imposed sanctions on the Niger Republic to protest the ouster of President Mohamed Bazoum by certain military officers led by erstwhile Presidential Guard Commander, General Abdourahamane Tchiani<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS Parliament has urged the Heads of State and Government in the region to lift the sanctions imposed on the Niger Republic.<\/p>\n<p>The Head of State in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/11\/17\/ecowas-urges-timely-release-of-liberia-run-off-presidential-poll-result\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ECOWAS<\/a> had last July imposed sanctions on the Niger Republic to protest the ouster of President Mohamed Bazoum by certain military officers led by erstwhile Presidential Guard Commander, General Abdourahamane Tchiani.<\/p>\n<p>The Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Ali Ndume, who addressed journalists after the opening session of the parliament, declared that states in Nigeria\u2014about seven of them bordering the Niger Republic\u2014are at the receiving end of the sanctions.<\/p>\n<p>Ndume stated, \u201cChildren and women have been exposed to untold hardship. 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