Why Sahel states left ECOWAS – ADC

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The African Democratic Congress (ADC) stated that the Sahel countries—Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso—departed from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) due to President Bola Tinubu’s mismanagement of the relationship.

This was stated by Bolaji Abdullahi, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, on Wednesday during an interview on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ program, where he answered questions.

He talked about the insecurity that exists in West Africa.

“Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso left ECOWAS because President Tinubu came and mismanaged the relationship.

“What used to be joint collaboration to fight terrorism in the Sahel region became ‘all man for himself,’ and terrorism prospered.

“The global terrorism index 2025, Nigeria ranked fourth in the list of the most terrorized countries in the world. Pakistan tops the table, followed by Burkina Faso and Niger Republic, while Nigeria is number four.

“Take Pakistan out and look at the other countries on the table. These are ECOWAS countries. These are countries that used to work together to fight terrorism.

“So what the ADC is saying is that the foundation for fighting terrorism in Nigeria must be drawn from our ability to build relationships with our neighborhood.

“The ability of Nigeria to play any leadership role within the West Africa region depends on Nigeria’s ability to protect and defend its own people.

“As long as Nigeria is not able to protect and defend its own people, it cannot lead any claim to leadership in West African region or Africa as a whole,” Abdullahi stated.

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