Former President Goodluck Jonathan has left Guinea-Bissau after the military coup that toppled the country’s government, says the federal government.
The update was given by Kimiebi Ebienfa, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a chat with members of the press in Abuja.
“Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan is very safe and out of Guinea-Bissau. He left with a special flight with members of his delegation, including Mohamed Chambas,” Ebienfa stated.
Jonathan, Filipe Nyusi, former president of Mozambique and Head of the African Union Election Observation Mission, Issifu Kamara, Head of the Economic Community of West African States Election Observation Mission, had condemned the coup in a joint statement on Wednesday.
While describing the coup as a direct attempt to disrupt Guinea-Bissau’s democratic process, they appealed for calm and reaffirmed their commitment to supporting Guinea-Bissau “during this sensitive period.”
Jonathan and the others further harped on “the importance of preserving peace, stability, and the well-being of the Bissau-Guinean people.”
Credit: The Sun