Niamey, march. 02 (press TV) -- Niger's military junta leader Major Salou Djibo has nominated 20 ministers to the provisional government that include five military officers and five women.

The announcement came a day after Djibo declared in a message to his nation that no member of the military junta will be allowed to stand in the country's presidential election. The decision, he said, was taken to ensure an impartial transition of power to a civilian authority.

The five officers are to serve as ministers of national defense, youth and sports, water, environment and anti-desertification, transport and equipment. Interior and foreign ministers were also named.

The newly appointed Prime Minister Mahamadou Danda is to keep his position in the transitional government.

In a joint declaration, the parties known as Daraja, PDP Annour, PMT Albarka and Uni-Independants condemned "the use of arms and violence as a way of resolving political differences among Nigerien people."

This was the first reaction of the former ruling coalition to the coup launched by the country's military against the regime of Mamadou Tandja.

The Supreme Council for Restoration of Democracy seized power on February 18, suspended the constitution of the uranium-rich west African state, dissolved the cabinet and promised to organize elections at the end of a transition period, whose length has yet to be decided.