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Mali’s President, Prime Minister released after Jonathan mediation
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Leaders of Mali’s military have released interim president Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane from detention following intervention from former President Goodluck Jonathan who is the mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Mali.
The former President had travelled to Bamako on Tuesday to meet with the military leaders and other stakeholders after the sudden turn of events in the transition process that led to the detention of the two leaders by the military under the control of the Vice President Colonel Assimi Goita.
Leaders of Maliâs military have released Interim President, Mr. Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister, Mr. Moctar Ouane from detention following intervention of former President Goodluck Jonathan, who is the mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Mali.
The former President had travelled to Bamako, the capital of Mali on Tuesday to meet with the military leaders and other stakeholders after the sudden turn of events in the transition process that led to the detention of the two leaders by the military under the control of the Vice President, Colonel Assimi Goita.
The mediator and his team had on Wednesday obtained the commitment of the military leaders to release Ndaw and Ouane, after visiting them at Kati Barracks, near Bamako where they were being held, to ascertain their health condition.
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Mr Ikechukwu Eze, Jonathan’s media aide, disclosed the release of the Malian interim president and his prime minister from detention in a statement made available in Abuja on Thursday. The statement said Jonathan, who is the mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Mali, had travelled to Bamako on Tuesday to meet with the military leaders and other stakeholders.
“This was after the sudden turn of events in the transition process that led to the detention of the two leaders by the military under the control of Vice President Col. Assimi Goita.
“The mediator and his team had on Wednesday obtained the commitment of the military leaders to release Ndaw and Ouane.”