Identifier
Created
Classification
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03ABUJA1655
2003-09-24 15:09:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Abuja
Cable title:  

NIGERIA: NO MILITARY GOVERNMENT ACCEPTABLE IN

Tags:  PREL GZ NI 
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ABUJA 001655 

SIPDIS


E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/24/2013
TAGS: PREL GZ NI
SUBJECT: NIGERIA: NO MILITARY GOVERNMENT ACCEPTABLE IN
GUINEA-BISSAU

REF: ABUJA 1654


CLASSIFIED BY CDA ROGER MEECE FOR REASONS 1.5 (b) AND (d).


C O N F I D E N T I A L ABUJA 001655

SIPDIS


E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/24/2013
TAGS: PREL GZ NI
SUBJECT: NIGERIA: NO MILITARY GOVERNMENT ACCEPTABLE IN
GUINEA-BISSAU

REF: ABUJA 1654


CLASSIFIED BY CDA ROGER MEECE FOR REASONS 1.5 (b) AND (d).



1. (C) In a courtesy call largely devoted to Liberia
(reftel),MFA MinState Samaila brought up Guinea-Bissau and
stated that Nigeria would not accept any military government
there. Specifically, as long as there were military men in
the government at any level, no new government would be
accepted. Nigeria was prepared to "close its Embassy" in
Guinea-Bissau if a civilian government was not put in place
after more than a week. Nigeria was fully aware of the
previous regime's problems -- not having paid civil servants
for nine months, schools for seven months, or hospitals for
six months -- but military rule was an unacceptable answer.
Samaila commented that Senegal might not take such action on
Guinea-Bissau because of Casamance, despite Nigeria's strong
effort.



2. (C) COMMENT: While Samaila might have blustered a bit
about closing Nigeria's Embassy, his firm line opposing
continued military rule in Guinea-Bissau is fully consistent
with what we are hearing from all sources here.
MEECE