President Bola Tinubu has been reelected as the chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
Tinubu was reelected as the chairman of the economic bloc on
Tuesday during the 65th ordinary session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of
State and Government held at the presidential villa in Abuja.
Tinubu was first elected in July 2023 at the 63rd ordinary
session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government in Bissau, the
capital city of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau.
Tinubu is the eighth Nigerian leader to be elected chairman of ECOWAS. Former President Muhammadu Buhari headed the bloc twice, as military head of state and then as a democratic president.
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THE 65TH ORDINARY SESSION OF THE ECOWAS IN ABUJA |
ECOWAS was formed in 1975 and has member states, including
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory
Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo.
Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger pulled out of ECOWAS in
February and have formed a new coalition known as the Alliance of Sahel States
(AES).
The three states, which are ruled by military junta, fell
out with the West African regional bloc following various coup d’etats.
ECOWAS imposed sanctions — including border closure and halt
of the export of electric power to Niger — against the junta-led countries as
part of efforts to reverse the coups in the nations.
The sanctions were however lifted in February, and a few
days later, the countries pulled out of ECOWAS.
‘WE MUST FIGHT
TERRORISM’
TINUBU AND OTHER HEADS OF ECOWAS COUNTRIES
Addressing members of the bloc before he was reelected as
chairman, Tinubu said ECOWAS heads of states need political will to wipe out
terrorism in their countries.
“As we move to
operationalise the ECOWAS Standby Force (ESF) in combating terrorism, I must
emphasise that the success of this plan requires not only strong political will
but also substantial financial resources,” Tinubu told the gathering.
“We must, therefore, ensure that we meet the expectations
and recommendations set forth by our ministers of defence and finance in order
to counter the insecurity and stabilise our region.
“Member states must make extra commitments to providing
resources for stabilising the region.”
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