The Real Reason Why Niger Banned Liquified Petroleum Gas Exports To Nigeria.

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It's no longer news that on October 3rd, 2023, the military government of Niger declared that till further notice, Niger will no longer export Liquified Petroleum Gas to Nigeria and other countries. Immediately after the news hit social media people began to speculate that this decision made by Niger was to punish Nigeria. Why? Well, based on the speculations, the military junta of Niger decided to ban the export of gas to Nigeria because the President of Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu who is also the current head of ECOWAS was responsible for spearheading the effort to force the military junta to restore the deposed President of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum. And, as part of his efforts to reinstate the deposed President, President Tinubu threatened to intervene militarily in Niger and also cut off electricity to the country. But then the military government put up a strong resistance against ECOWAS economic sanctions and the threat of military invasion and today they are fully in control of Niger pending on when they will transit to a democratic rule.

Thinking about these speculations, it actually makes a lot of sense but is that the only reason why the government of Niger decided to ban the exports of gas to Nigeria? Let's take a look at some facts.