The regional President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Bola Tinubu joined other regional leaders on Sunday afternoon for the 63rd Ordinary session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS in Bissau, the capital of Guinea-Bissau.
The meeting which began around noon is presided over by the Chairman of the ECOWAS, Guinea-Bissau’s President, Umaro Embaló.
Tinubu and his counterparts are to address memoranda on five pressing sub-regional issues.
The five key issues include a Report of the 50th Ordinary Session of the Mediation and Security Council covering security challenges faced by the member countries, a 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.
In addition, other matters billed for deliberation are the Report on the Status of Transition in the Republics of Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea, the Memoranda on the ECOWAS Single Currency Programme and the Report on Obstacles to the Free Movement of Goods on the Abidjan- Lagos corridor.
While in Guinea-Bissau, the Nigerian leader is scheduled to hold bilateral meetings and other engagements on the sidelines of the Summit.
While we expect him back by Monday, we wish him a fruitful deliberation as we hope the outcome of the meeting brings growth to Nigerians.