President Buhari To Attend ECOWAS Summit In Burkina Faso

Nigerian President, Muhammad Buhari is expected in Burkina Faso for ECOWAS heads of state and Government Extraordinary summit.

The summit will focus on counter terrorism.

 

President Buhari is expected to attend  one day ECOWAS Heads of State and Government Extraordinary Summit on Counter Terrorism, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

The President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina made this statement in Abuja on Friday.

He said President Buhari will depart Nigeria on Saturday to join his west African counterpart.

According to Mr. Adesina,he said that the west African leaders had called for the Summit to review different initiatives taken so far, and redefine the priority intervention areas for the containment of the worrisome attacks in the area.

“President Buhari recognises the importance of collective actions in the fight against terrorism and will continue to partner with ECOWAS member states and international organisations to address the menace.

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“In Ouagadougou, ECOWAS leaders are expected to adopt a priority action plan on counter-terrorism and put in place a mechanism to monitor the implementation of the measures adopted towards ensuring lasting peace in the sub-region,’’ he said.

The president would be accompanied by Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger, Dapo Abiodun of Ogun and Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia,the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, the Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi, the National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno and Director-General, National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Abubakar.

Mr. Adeshina also said that the decision to convene the Summit was reached at the 55th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government in Abuja on June 29, 2019.