The Economic Community for West African States, ECOWAS, has condemned the military takeover in the People’s Republic of Guinea.
In a statement issued by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the Chairman of ECOWAS, the bloc has expressed its unhappiness over the overthrow of President Alpha Condé by some military personnel in Conakry.
“ECOWAS notes with great concern the recent political developments which have occurred in Conakry, capital of the Republic of Guinea. ECOWAS condemns unreservedly the attempted coup of Sunday, September 5, 2021.
ECOWAS demands respect for the physical safety of the President of the Republic, Professor Alpha Condé, and his immediate and unconditional release, as well as that of all arrested persons. ECOWAS also demands a return to constitutional order on pain of sanctions.
ECOWAS reaffirms its objection to any unconstitutional political change. We ask the Guinean defense and security forces to remain in a constitutional posture, and express our solidarity with the Guinean people and their Government” the statement states.
Mamady Doumbouya, a colonel in the Guinean Army, led the coup d’état which led to the arrest of the sitting president with the coup plotters declaring a takeover of the administration of the country.
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