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Nigeria Urges Sao Tome and Principe Coup Leaders to Return Power to Civilians - 2003-07-17
October 31, 2009 1:04 AM
Nigeria is trying to convince the leaders of the military coup in neighboring Sao Tome and Principe to return power to civilians. The two countries share ownership of rich oil reserves in the Gulf of Guinea.

Rebel soldiers in Sao Tome and Principe say Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo spoke with their leader, Major Fernando Pereira, Thursday about arranging for the visit of a Nigerian envoy.

The coup took place early Wednesday as Sao Tome President Fradique de Menezes was in Nigeria attending an economic summit.

Mr. Obasanjo addressed the summit later on Wednesday and added his voice to mounting international condemnation of the coup.

"May I express our heartfelt support for the president of Sao Tome and Principe who is here with us." he said. "In his absence some members of the armed forces attempted to seize power. We condemn such act in the strongest term possible and we advise the military adventurers to call off this dangerous action and hand over power to the elected president."

Nigeria has also warned the coup leaders against harming any of its citizens. In the capital Sao Tome, most civilians returned to normal activities on Thursday.

The rebellious soldiers have also given assurances they will not harm senior government officials. They say they are holding the officials in an air conditioned room.

Machine gun wielding mutineers met no resistance Wednesday when they took over all key government buildings as well as the airport.

The mutineers say they acted to save the tiny island state from social and economic decline. They accused the current elected leadership of being elitist and corrupt.

Sao Tome and Principe is one of the world's poorest countries, but studies suggest it may have vast oil deposits in its territorial waters.

Many foreign oil companies have already expressed interest in developing several oil blocks jointly owned by Sao Tome and Nigeria. The start of international bidding has sharpened political rivalries.

Sao Tome's elected government has insisted it needs international help to protect its oil interests. It has even invited the United States to set up a naval base on the islands.


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Biodun556:
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It was easy for Obj.....the group of islands called SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE are like a vassal state to Nigeria.
I mean the country is run by the Nigeria Sao Tome and Principe joint commission. Their economy is controlled by Nigeria...thy have a small army so it was easy....even funny...the way Obj summoned the coup leaders and asked them to hand over power back...which they complied immediately

Niger is not Sao Tome. We should just place strict sanctions on Niger alone, there's no need intervening militarily

Rolings:
It was easy for Obj.....the group of islands called SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE are like a vassal state to Nigeria.
I mean the country is run by the Nigeria Sao Tome and Principe joint commission. Their economy is controlled by Nigeria...thy have a small army so it was easy....even funny...the way Obj summoned the coup leaders and asked them to hand over power back...which they complied immediately

What of Nigeria military interventions in Gambia, Sierra Leone and Liberia

Biodun556:


What of Nigeria military interventions in Gambia, Sierra Leone and Liberia

Do they have Uranium? Or any other important mineral for that matter?

MXrep:

Do they have Uranium? Or any other important mineral for that matter?

What has uranium got to with the topic?

Biodun556:


What of Nigeria military interventions in Gambia, Sierra Leone and Liberia

If you know a thing about Internation relations and geopolitics, you wont even be saying what you are saying.

What the Niger junta did - treating highly placed Nigerian emissaries with such contempt and cutting off ties with Nigeria is a statement: they are ready to go the whole log, can Nigeria do so?

Military interventions arent just go in and out, the coupist have to be taken out, a civilian regime brought and then defended - by Niger soldiers (who are the initial coup makers), if Nigeria is to take up that task, we would spend $m in hundreds and at end still have to leave Niger for Nigeriens. is Nigeria in the position of paying that price with our own internal turmoils?

Who ever advised the president to make mention of military intervention when he did should have been sacked, it is one of the most foolish yet profound statements he made since becoming president (after the subsidy is gone gaffe without understanding what it is), now the president has to wear the humiliation he brought on himself.

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Biodun556:


What of Nigeria military interventions in Gambia, Sierra Leone and Liberia

This can only work if and only if the coup is unpopular that's it

If it's popular there is nothing anyone can do... The more u try the more u give the coup plotters legitimacy

All u need to do is to get them to agree to hand over after an election if the coup is popular

Raheeqilmaktoom:


If you know a thing about Internation relations and geopolitics, you wont even be saying what you are saying.

What the Niger junta did - treating highly placed Nigerian emissaries with such contempt and cutting off ties with Nigeria is a statement: they are ready to go the whole log, can Nigeria do so?

Military interventions arent just go in and out, the coupist have to be taken out, a civilian regime brought and then defended - by Niger soldiers (who are the initial coup makers), if Nigeria is to take up that task, we would spend $m in hundreds and at end still have to leave Niger for Nigeriens. is Nigeria in the position of paying that price with our own internal turmoils?

Who ever advised the president to make mention of military intervention when he did should have been sacked, it is one of the most foolish yet profound statements he made since becoming president (after the subsidy is gone gaffe without understanding what it is), now the president has to wear the humiliation he brought on himself.

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