APA – Lagos (Nigeria)
Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja for Guinea Bissau on Saturday, July 8, 2023 to attend the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in Bissau, capital of Guinea-Bissau.
According to the statement by Mr. Dele Alake, Special Adviser to the Nigerian President on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, the Summit, which takes place on Sunday, July 9, is expected to address the memoranda on pressing regional issues, including the Report of the 50th Ordinary Session of the Mediation and Security Council (MSC) covering security challenges faced by the member countries; Report of the 90th Ordinary Session of ECOWAS Council of Ministers on the financial situation of the body and the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), as well as Report on the status of Transition in the Republics of Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea.
It added that the other items slated for discussion include, Memoranda on the ECOWAS Single Currency Programme and the Report on Obstacles to Free Movement of Goods on the Abidjan- Lagos corridor.
The Nigerian leader will be accompanied by some members of the Presidential Policy Advisory Council and other top government officials, the statement said, adding that Tinubu is expected back in the country at the end of the meeting.
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Nigerian President to attend ECOWAS Summit in Guinea Bissau
