After ECOWAS deadline given to Niger junta, President Bola Tinubu on Sunday evening met with the Northern governors, whose states are sharing boundary with Niger Republic at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Although the agenda of the meeting was not made public, a presidency source said it was part of consultations by the President on the situation in Niger.
The governors in attendance were Ahmed Aliyu (Sokoto), Umar Namadi (Jigawa), Mai Malam Buni (Yobe), Idris Nasir (Kebbi) and Dr Dikko Radda (Katsina).
It was gathered that the Northern Elites have kicked against any military might against the military junta following what would be the consequence of such action on Nigeria.
The meeting according to a presidency source was convened to get input from the northern Governors as the seven day ultimatum for the military to reinstate the overthrown President has expired.
Recall that the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government had about a week ago given ultimatum to the military junta that sacked the democratically elected President, Mohamed Bazoum.
The military junta led by Abdourahamane Tchiani, President of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP), took over after a coup that overthrew President Mohamed Bazoum, on 26 July 2023.
The ECOWAS Heads State and Government headed by President Tinubu in a meeting in Abuja issued a seven-day ultimatum to the military juncta in Niger Republic to reinstate Bazoum as democratically elected President or face a range of stiff sanctions.
The Extraordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the ECOWAS, in its resolution, recognised Bazoum as the legitimate President of the nation.