ECOWAS Leaders Congratulate Tinubu on Election Victory as Nigeria’s President
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed-Tinubu has been congratulated by leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on his emergence as the President of Nigeria.
The Commission’s congratulatory remarks were given during the opening ceremony of the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, taking place in Guinea-Bissau.
President of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, in his opening remark, applauded Nigeria for the sustaining peace and strengthening democracy in the West African region.
Embaló, noted the military seizure of power in Mali, the Republic of Guinea, and Burkina Faso and the subsequent elongation of the transition period represent a regression of the values of democratic rule of law adopted by member states through the supplementary protocol on democracy and good governance.
He also maintained that it is important for democracy to return to the three countries in order to enhance political stability, the promotion of the democratic rule of law, and the well-being of the people of the West African sub-region.
The Guinea-Bissau President buttressed the need for member countries to consider other ways of mobilising financial resources from each member state with strategic partners to counter terrorism and speed up the economic growth of the region.
President of the ECOWAS Commission Omar Alieu Touray on behalf of the community and institutions, congratulated Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his election and assumption of office as the President of Nigeria, which is the biggest economy and country in Africa.
The ECOWAS President, Omar expressed gratitude to President Umaro Embaló for his leadership as chair of ECOWAS in the past twelve months, stating that the community has recorded several achievements to be discussed later at the meeting.
Julius Maada Bio, President of Sierra Leone, was also congratulated on his re-election.
The 63rd session, which is still ongoing, has been ranked as the most attended by the heads of state of member countries.
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