Action Democratic Party (ADP) has called on the United Nations Security Council to step in to restore peace in Mali, following the military coup that led to the ouster of the country’s president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, who was forced to resign and later arrested last Tuesday by the country’s military juntas, even as it condemned the development. ADP made this call on Saturday in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Prince Adelaja Adeoye, saying it was now old fashioned, for a military takeover in any parts of the world. “It is important that all actors in this crisis, put aside their personal agenda, at least for the interest of all citizens of the country. Even when such people were still in the active service, their monthly earnings were not sufficient for them. Before I became the HoS, I was always challenged when I saw people retire and discovered that the quality of their lives depreciated…El-Rufai’s Humiliation And Mamman Daura’s Curious London TripThe rescission of the invitation extended to Governor Nasir El-Rufai to speak at the annual conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) as a consequence of sustained social media pressures from people who are discomfited by his history of intolerance and verbal terrorism against his own people will inflict tremendous violence on the governor’s psychic wellbeing… peace in mali | peace in mali | peace in mali | peace in mali | peace in mali

Source: Nigerian Tribune August 22, 2020 17:37 UTC