The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday adopted a motion sponsored by the Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau, congratulating President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his
Barau, in the motion, drew the attention of the upper legislative chamber to the emergence of President Tinubu as Chairman of ECOWAS at the recently concluded 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS held in Bissau, capital of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau.
“Observes that by clinching this influential and strategic position on his very first participation at such a high-level meeting of ECOWAS barely two months after his inauguration as President, the sub-regional body has reposed great confidence in the leadership qualities of President Bola Tinubu and reaffirms Nigeria’s leadership role on the African continent generally and the sub-region in particular,” he said.
In his contribution, the former governor of Abia State and senator representing Abia North senatorial district, Orji Uzor Kalu, urged President Tinubu to encourage ECOWAS countries to stop maltreating Nigerians living and doing legitimate businesses in their countries. The senator representing Benue North West senatorial district, Titus Tartenger Zam, urged President Tinubu to make a case against elements intruding into the territory of Nigeria, saying that they were responsible for incessant attacks.
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