The minister said that the major work has been done and there is every tendency that they would meet the target.
Mr Gascon also believed that the corridor would “facilitate the delivery of aid” to the country’s regions most affected by the recent events.
Burkina Faso, Mali, Guinea and Sudan have also been suspended since the coups in those countries.
“My fear has been confirmed in Gabon that copycats will start doing the same thing until it is stopped,” said Mr Tinubu.
Multiple diplomats said Germany and France are pushing EU members to sanction the military putschists and organisations that support them.
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France’s ambassador to Niger would stay in the country despite pressure from coup leaders, President Emmanuel Macron said.
“Already, people are living in hard times and require sympathy rather than dragging them into a war,” it said.
‘’War is not ideal for my economic reforms, nor the region, but the defence of democracy is sacrosanct,” said Mr Tinubu
On the coup in Niger Republic, Mr Sadiq said democracy must not be allowed to be derailed anywhere in Africa.
“Let us bend therefore over backwards to avoid this civil war between brothers,” Mr El-Rufai advised.
