{"id":11615,"date":"2021-04-22T10:32:50","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T10:32:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.funminews.com\/?p=11615"},"modified":"2021-04-22T10:32:55","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T10:32:55","slug":"nigeria-does-not-want-power-vacuum-in-chad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/2021\/04\/22\/nigeria-does-not-want-power-vacuum-in-chad\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria &#8216;does not want power vacuum in Chad&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image-4.png?resize=696%2C392\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image-4.png?w=781&amp;ssl=1 781w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image-4.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image-4.png?resize=768%2C433&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image-4.png?resize=696%2C392&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image-4.png?resize=746%2C420&amp;ssl=1 746w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nigeria seems to have accepted the fact that the late President Idriss D\u00e9by&#8217;s son has taken power in Chad &#8211; something rejected by the country&#8217;s opposition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mahamat Idriss D\u00e9by Itno, a 37-year-old four career soldier also known as &#8220;General Kaka&#8221;, will lead a transitional military council until elections are held in 18 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We don&#8217;t want a power vacuum,&#8221; Nigeria&#8217;s Minister for Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama told BBC Focus on Africa presenter Esau Williams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is because Chadian troops play a key role in peacekeeping missions and counter-insurgency operations around the continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The headquarters of the Multinational Joint Task Force fighting Boko Haram are also in Chad&#8217;s capital, N&#8217;Djamena.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria seems to have accepted the fact that the late President Idriss D\u00e9by&#8217;s son has taken power in Chad &#8211; something rejected by the country&#8217;s opposition. 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