The Nigerian president, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to become the next chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
How Tinubu is Expected to Lead ECOWAS
According to a report by online newspaper, The Cable, President Tinubu is expected to take over from President Umaro Sissoco Embaló of Guinea-Bissau.
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Tinubu’s predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, previously held the position in 2018 and this will be making his first international outing on the African continent at the ECOWAS meeting.
Tinubu left Abuja on Saturday ahead of the Sunday meeting of the heads of state of the regional political and economic bloc.
The meeting will be the 63rd ordinary session of the authority of heads of state and government in the region and will take place in Bissau, capital city of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau.
Recently, the Nigerian president had attended the summit for ‘A New Global Financing Pact’ hosted by French president, Emmanuel Macron, in Paris, France, in June.
What The 63rd Ordinary Session of ECOWAS Is Meant to Achieve
The summit of the ECOWAS heads of state is expected to address memoranda on pressing sub-regional issues.
It will be including a report of the 50th ordinary session of the mediation and security council covering security challenges faced by the member countries, report of the 90th ordinary session of ECOWAS council of ministers on the financial situation of the body, the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), as well as a report on the status of transition in Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea.
What Is ECOWAS and When Was It Formed
ECOWAS is an abbreviation for the Economic Community of West African States.
It was formed in 1975 and currently has 15 member states with a combined population of 387 million and nominal GDP of $816 billion.
The member states includes Benin Republic, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo.
