US EditionTinubu seeks Senate approval to deploy troops to Benin Republic
President Tinubu cited constitutional requirements and ECOWAS obligations in seeking Senate approval to support Benin against a coup attempt after Nigerian Air Force personnel intervened.
- On Tuesday, President Bola Tinubu sought Senate of Nigeria approval under Section 5 of the 1999 Constitution to deploy troops to the Republic of Benin, a letter read by Godswill Akpabio.
- On Sunday, soldiers identifying as the Military Committee for Refoundation announced they had removed President Patrice Talon, led by Tigri Pascal, while the French Embassy in Benin reported gunfire near Camp Guezo.
- Nigerian Air Force personnel were already on the ground assisting Benin before the Senate saw the request, responding to Benin authorities, and Tigri Pascal has been declared wanted.
- The Senate will consider bilateral ties and ECOWAS collective-security principles as it reviews the request, while Godswill Akpabio referred it to the Committee of the Whole for immediate consideration.
- Regional instability in recent years frames why Nigeria and ECOWAS consider such requests significant, as Tinubu's letter stated `The situation as reported by the Government of Benin requires urgent external intervention.
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In Benin, following the attempted coup d'état on 7 December, the Economic Community of West African States announced that it would immediately deploy troops as part of its standby force, an exception for eight years.
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