President Bola Tinubu on Friday sought the approval of the Nigerian Senate for military intervention against the military junta in Niger Republic.

Additionally, the president sought the support of the red chamber to cut off electricity to the country.

It would be recalled that Niger’s elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, was toppled by his guards.

Recall further that Tinubu, in his capacity as the Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States, had on Sunday met with some fellow ECOWAS leaders to resolve the impasse in Niger.

Tinubu’s letter to the senate read, “Political situation in Niger. Following the unfortunate political situation in Niger Republic culminating in the overthrow of its President, ECOWAS under my leadership condemned the coup in its entirety and resolved to seek the return of the democratically elected govt in a bid to restore peace, ECOWAS convened a meeting and came out with a communique.”

Specifically, the president sought support for, “Military buildup and deployment of personnel for military intervention to enforce compliance of the military junta in Niger should they remain recalcitrant.

“Closure and monitoring of all land borders with the Niger Republic and reactivating of the border drilling exercise.

“Cutting off Electricity supply to the Niger Republic, mobilising international support for the implementation of the provisions of the ECOWAS communique.

“Preventing the operation of commercial and special flights into and from Niger Republic; Blockade of goods in transit to Niger especially from Lagos and eastern seaports,” he added.