Tag: ECOWAS

Tinubu departs today, to attend ECOWAS Summit in Guinea-Bissau

Aminu Imam

President Bola Tinubu will today, Saturday, depart Abuja for Guinea-Bissau to attend the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States, (ECOWAS) in Bissau, the country’s capital. The President’s Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, Dele Alake, revealed this in a statement he signed yesterday, titled: ‘President Tinubu to attend ECOWAS summit in Guinea-Bissau.’ At the Summit tomorrow Sunday, participants are expected to address memoranda on five pressing sub-regional issues. Other items slated for discussion include;…

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PMB departs for Accra today to attend Maritime Summit 

Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja for Accra today, Tuesday to attend the 3rd Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Gulf of Guinea Commission, (GGC). The President’s media aide, Femi Adesina, stated in Abuja on Monday that the Summit was convened by President Nana Akuffo-Ado, of Ghana. According to Adesina, the President is scheduled to participate and deliver remarks at the high-level discussion on strategies for strengthening peace and security in the fight against maritime-related crimes in the gulf. President Buhari will be…

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ECOWAS to confer ‘Democracy Icon Award’ on Buhari

Aminu Imam

The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, says it will honour President Muhammadu Buhari with an award in recognition of his achievements in the defence and promotion of democracy in the sub-region. Garba Shehu, the President’s spokesman in a statement, said the ECOWAS Chairman, Guinea Bissau’s Umaro Embalo, stated this at a bi-lateral meeting with the Nigerian leader on the sidelines of the ongoing 5th UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries in Doha, Qatar. According to Embalo, the leadership of the sub-regional body approved the award for the…

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2023: “Stop using abusive language”, ECOWAS tell political parties

Aminu Imam

The leader of the ECOWAS delegation and former President of the Ghana Electoral Commission, Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, said this during a courtesy visit to the chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council, Yabagi Sani in Abuja. According to him, the overall objective of the visit was to undertake an assessment of the status of preparations for the conduct of the polls in implementing the objectives of the Mission. Afari-Gyan, however, called on political parties in Nigeria to embrace dialogue, saying that, “the 2023 elections should not be seen as a battle”.…

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Life expectancy in ECOWAS countries ranges from 54.7 to 73 years in 2019 – WAHO

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The West Africa Health Organisation (WAHO), says that Life expectancy in ECOWAS member countries is estimated to range from 54.7 to 73 years in 2019. It said Cape Verde and Senegal have the highest number of above 65 years. Prof. Stanley Okolo, the WAHO Director-General (DG), disclosed this in an interview on Monday in Abuja. Okolo said deaths observed in the region can be organised according to the broad categories of causes. He said that with the exception of Cape Verde, ECOWAS countries generally show the same pattern in the…

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“I’m worried about military coups becoming popular in West Africa” – Jonathan

Aminu Imam

Former President Goodluck Jonathan says the sustainability of democracy in West Africa is key to resolving the challenges in the sub-region but expresses worry about military coups becoming fashionable. “I am worried that some members of the sub-region are beginning to opt for military intervention because of what they consider as the weaknesses and flaws of democratically-elected leaders”, said the former president. Jonathan stated this on Wednesday at the strategy meeting of the West African Elders Forum (WAEF), aimed at shoring up democracy and peace in the West African sub-region.…

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ECOWAS: Osinbajo arrives in Accra for Extraordinary Summit

Aminu Imam

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has arrived in Accra, Ghana, to represent President Muhammadu Buhari at an Extraordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government. The meeting, which will be attended by leaders across the region, follows previous meetings and efforts by the leaders to resolve the situations in Mali and Guinea. Osinbajo was received at the Kotoka International Airport, Accra, by Nigeria High Commissioner in Ghana, retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas and Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong, Ghanaian Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration. The vice president was…

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ECOWAS: Jonathan, Buhari meets over proposed extraordinary summit n Ghana

Aminu Imam

Former President Goodluck Jonathan and President Muhammadu Buhari met for the first time in 2022 at the State House yesterday. A statement issued by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, indicated that Jonathan, was at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, to brief the incumbent President, Buhari on a proposed meeting being convened by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) scheduled for Accra, Ghana, on Sunday. Jonathan, who relinquished power to Buhari in 2015 following his defeat has been serving as ECOWAS Mediation Team to Mali.

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Abuja Ecowas Meeting: “We’re tormented by numerous challenges” – President Buhari

Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, noted that numerous challenges are tormenting the West African sub-region and has therefore called on the leaders to continue to work together in a pragmatic way to confront the numerous challenges facing the sub-region. The president stated this during the opening ceremony of the 60th Session of the ECOWAS Authority Heads of State and Government, which was held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He pointed out that the West Africa sub-continent continues to suffer from various challenges, which includes socio-economic, political, security and environmental fragilities linked…

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ISWAP moves N18bn annual Revenue through Nigeria’s financial system – ECOWAS Body

Aminu Imam

The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa, established by the Economic Community of West African States, (ECOWAS), says Boko Haram splinter group, Islamic State West Africa Province, (ISWAP), moved about N18bn ($36m) generated from trading and taxing communities in the Lake Chad region through the Nigerian financial system annually. The group, set up by the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government in 2000, stated that both Boko Haram and ISWAP had continued to mobilise, move and utilise funds through the nation’s formal financial and commercial…

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