Chairman of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Bola Tinubu, will host a special meeting of the regional leaders on Sunday in Abuja.

Tinubu made this known in a statement he personally signed on Wednesday, condemning the current political situation in the neighbouring country.

He promised that ECOWAS and the international community would do everything to defend democracy and ensure democratic governance continues to take firm root in the sub-region.

This followed the coup in Republic of Niger that has upended the constitutional political leadership in the West Africa country.

The President of the United States, Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in separate telephone calls on Thursday with Tinubu affirmed support of the US and UN for the position taken by ECOWAS and the Nigerian leader to restore constitutional order in Niger.

Access24 reports that soldiers from Niger’s presidential guard deposed President Mohamed Bazoum and closed the country’s borders while entrances to government ministries were also blocked.