Seasoned journalist, Kwesi Pratt has kicked against the ECOWAS decision to send a "standby force" to Niger should the military junta refuse to back down and allow the reinstatement of the President of the country.
A military junta seized power in Niger in July this year.
Following the ousting of the President, ECOWAS has threatened to deploy troops to intervene in the Niger coup.
The Government of Ghana is also expected to join the ECOWAS military invasion in Niger.
But to Kwesi Pratt, this intervention will degenerate into war within the sub-region.
"It will be an internal West Africa war", he told host Kwami Sefa Kayi on Peace FM's "Kokrokoo" morning.
He supported his arguments with the current happenings within the West African countries where Islamic insurgents are terrorizing the nations.
To him, the military deployment against Niger will embolden the Islamic insurgents, causing major havoc.
"If we fight these soldiers who are fighting against these Islamic insurgents, what would it do to the state of Islamic insurgency in the sub-region? It means we are going to kindle the terrorists."
Mr. Pratt also stated that the United States has their second largest drone base in Niger, hence the ripple effect for West Africa will be huge should ECOWAS attack Niger.
"If you have the second largest drone base in the world there, what are the consequences likely to be?", he asked, stressing "there is no wisdom in this fight".
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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It the strategy of the greedy, selfish old leaders who do not have good plans for it people. If you are doing the right things, why would you be afraid. President Ouattara ,President of the Ivory Coast has changed his country's constitution to favor himself but no one advised him to stop . The people of Niger are happy with the change why is Nana Addo ,Tinubu wants to bring their friend back . They are this to protect themselves. People are deep poverty , sick , depressed, crime going high, dying etc. but this leaders do not care .Only keeping the money other things for themselves . African leaders should make good plans for their people , cut all western influence like stealing our minerals and stop the autocratic leadership .
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It’s interesting how people cannot just figure out that the game plan of Ecowas from the beginning is not to put boots on the ground in Niger, but to force the soldiers to the table!
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Why are these senseless CDSs meeting in Ghana in the first place. Why not Nigeria. It was the supreme pfo0l Tinubu who called for war. And for his own selfish reason because he like Bazoum stole himself into power. Let the CDSs meet in Nigeria.