Senegalese President and Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Macky Sally, has called for elections for democratic government in the troubled Burkina Faso latest, November this year.
This was even as he asked the military junta which had taken over government to quickly hand over power to the interim administration as the country awaited the conduct of the general elections.
The Senegalese strongman spoke today at an Extra-Ordinary Session of ECOWAS in Abuja, just as the host President, Muhammadu Buharu of Nigeria commended the West African Leaders for their commitment to the pursuit of peace and stability in the sub region.
He said the recent development in Burkina Faso ran contrary to the expectations of ECOWAS and commended the efforts so far deployed towards the restoration of constitutional order and democracy by the ECOWAS, AU, UN and international development partners.
President Buhari praised ECOWAS chairman, Macky Sally and his Benin Republic counterpart for their visit to Ouagadougou on September 17 to commence the process of engagement with the military junta and the understanding reached towards the resolution of the crisis.
Present at today’s meeting were the Presidents of Cote D’voire, Togo, Mali, Guinea, Ghana, Niger, Benin and Senegal and their host, President Buhari. [myad]
