President Muhammadu Buhari
By Ismaila Chafe
President Buhari has urged Malian political leaders to consider the fragile peace in the country and the likely spiralling effect on the sub-region.
The president gave the challenge on Monday during a virtual Extraordinary Session of the Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Abuja.
The Nigerian leaderappealed to government and people of Mali to consider recommendations of ECOWAS Special Envoy, former President Goodluck Jonathan and his team, in resolving the political crisis.
According to him, a government of national unity will provide inclusivity and ensure peaceful co-existence.
I wish to place on record, my commendations for the various layers of efforts, and especially, of former President Goodluck Jonathan, whose painstaking engagements as Special Envoy and Mediator, provided clear road-map to contain the crisis in Mali.
I appeal therefore, to all the Malian stakeholders to consider the proposals for the reform of the Constitutional Court and the established modalities for resolving the continuous 31 seats issue at the National Assembly.
Equally significant, is the need to address governance challenges, whose manifestations are at the core of restiveness across the country.
In order to address these matters holistically, it is important that all Malians embrace the call for a Government of National Unity where inclusivity of participation in the affairs of governing their country will be a responsibility of each and every Malian actor.
I wish to reiterate the imperative of compromise and concessions for a peaceful resolution of the current crisis which would be acceptable to all parties, he said.
The president commended the Chair of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State