ECOWAS Leaders Constitute Committee on Closure of Nigeria's Land Borders
The concern generated by the closure of Nigeria’s land borders was a subject of serious attention on Sunday at the margins of the ongoing 33rd African Union Summit in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia as the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of States and Governments constituted a committee to study the situation and make a full report to the body.
Nigeria’s federal government headed by President Muhammadu Buhari had ordered the closure of the borders on August 20, last year to check the influx of smuggled products, notably rice, into the country. The move was also made to forestall illegal export of petroleum products out of the country. According to the statement, Onyeama told journalists that the meeting also discussed West Africa′s new single currency, the Eco, and the situation in Guinea Bissau after the country’s presidential election.
It also said the minister disclosed that the report would be presented to ECOWAS Heads of States and Governments as soon as possible even though no specific timeline was given for its submission.
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