Tag: ECOWAS Chairman

Tinubu re-elected as ECOWAS Chairman

Aminu Imam
Tinubu ECOWAS

President Bola Tinubu has been re-elected as the chairman of the Economic Community of West African States, (ECOWAS). He was re-elected at the 65th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of States and Government at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Tinubu, who accepted his re-election, appointed the President of Senegal to join in the mediation with Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad. Meanwhile, the President called on Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS to work towards the establishment and sustenance of a regional standby force for the security and economic…

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President Tinubu emerges as new ECOWAS Chairman

Aminu Imam

In a unanimous endorsement that signals the trust and confidence reposed in him by his counterparts, President Bola Tinubu emerged as the new chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) at the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government yesterday in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. President Tinubu, who is the latest entrant into the exclusive club of Heads of State in West Africa, enthusiastically accepted the honour, on behalf of Nigeria, with a solemn pledge to bear the responsibility of the office and run…

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Ghana’s President, Akufo-Addo, elected new ECOWAS chairman

Ishaku Yohanna

President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana has been elected as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), at the ongoing 57th ECOWAS Summit, which is being held in Niamey, the capital of Niger. The election of President Akufo-Addo took place at the ongoing 57th ECOWAS Summit in Niamey, the capital of Niger. The summit is being held at the Mahatma Gandhi International Conference Centre, where leaders will be considering reports from the 44th Ordinary Session of the Mediation and Security Council at the Ministerial Level and…

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