Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has formally condemned the coup attempt in the Amhara Region and the tragic events in the capital of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, on Saturday 22 June, 2019.
The body cautioned all concerned to exercise maximum restraint and avoid any action that could undermine the peace, unity and stability of Ethiopia.
In a statement today, June 27, the Chairman of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria, expressed deep sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims of the coup attempt and to the people and Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
“We reaffirm the imperative for the adherence to relevant African Union Instruments, principally the Constitutive Act of the African Union and the Lomé Declaration on the Unconstitutional Change of Government.
“We are committed to the ideals of the African Union on Democracy, Elections and Good Governance adopted at the Eighth Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 2007.”
ECOWAS boss stressed that at this trying period, the body is in full solidarity with the people and Government of Ethiopia even as he reiterated the respect of member states for the sovereignty, unity, independence and territorial integrity of Ethiopia.
