President Bola Tinubu has decried the emerging pattern of coup d’état in West Africa. Nigeria’s President, who emerged on Sunday as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), charged the body to stand firm in defence of democracy. Tinubu emerged as the new ECOWAS president in a unanimous endorsement by his counterparts at the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government on Sunday in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau.
July 9, 2023
Tinubu emerged as the new ECOWAS president in a unanimous endorsement by his counterparts at the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government on Sunday in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. Nigeria’s President, who emerged on Sunday as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States , charged the body to stand firm in defence of democracy.
The Nigerian leader also warned that the threat to peace in the sub-region had reached an alarming proportion with terrorism and an emerging pattern of military takeover that now demand urgent and concerted actions.He said insecurity and creeping terrorism were stunting the progress and development of the region. President Tinubu called for collective action from member-states, pledging that under his leadership, frameworks would be harmonized to actualize the dreams of ECOWAS.
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