President Muhammadu Buhari will today host an extraordinary summit of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, Authority of Heads of State and Government.

According to a statement issued by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu which was made availabe to CEOAfrica  the main item on the agenda of the summit is the current political situation in Burkina Faso.

Buhari had last Friday condemned the detention of the Interim President, the Prime Minister and other ministers of the Transitional Government of Burkina Faso in an apparent coup d’etat.

The president said himself and Nigeria aligned with ECOWAS, the African Union, AU, and the United Nations in rejecting the brazen contravention of the constitution and transitional charter of Burkina Faso by elements of the Presidential Guard under the leadership of General Gilbert Diendere.

Buhari urged the Defense and Security Forces of Burkina Faso to keep faith with the agreed transitional programme for the return of the country to full democratic rule after elections, which were due to hold in the country on October 11, in support of which Nigeria has donated 20 pick-up vans to the National Electoral Commission of Burkina Faso.

While welcoming the news that the Interim President, Mr. Michel Kafando has been freed, Buhari also demand the immediate release of Prime Minister Isaac Zida and other detained ministers.

He said Nigeria would give the fullest possible support to ongoing efforts by the ECOWAS mediatory team of President Macky Sall of Senegal and President Boni Yayi of Benin Republic to quickly restore Burkina Faso to the path of order, democracy and constitutionalism.

The president urged the people of Burkina Faso to remain calm and steadfast in support of the transitional order, elections and democratic governance with the full assurance that Nigeria, ECOWAS and the international community would uphold their right to peace, freedom, democracy and good governance.