Ex-junta chief Djibo to contest Niger presidential election
He accepted the candidacy at a ceremony before some 5,000 people at the Niamey Sports Palace.
Djibo, 55, led the military junta that ousted President Mahamadou Tandja in February 2010, after he tried to stay on in power beyond his two-term limit.
Djibo stayed in power until April 2011 before handing back power to civilian rule, in the form of the current president Mahamadou Issoufou.
Djibo, who retired from the army in 2019, hopes to succeed Issoufou, who is constitutionally barred from serving a third term.
The first round of the presidential election in Niger, coupled with the legislative elections, is set for December 27, 2020.
