Niger Coup: Tinubu consults Northern governors as ECOWAS deadline expires

The meeting held at the State House, Abuja, was part of consultations by the President on the situation in Niger, comes as the one week ultimatum given to the coup leaders in the country to return power to Mohamed Bazoum, the deposed president, or face military intervention, expires.

The governors in attendance were Ahmed Aliyu (Sokoto), Umar Namadi (Jigawa), Mai Malam Buni (Yobe), Idris Nasir (Kebbi) and Dr Dikko Radda (Katsina).