President Tinubu to attend ECOWAS summit In Guinea Bissau

On Saturday, July 8, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to depart from Abuja 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, the capital of Guinea-Bissau.

Dele Alake, the Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications, and Strategy, released a statement providing details of the summit, which is scheduled for Sunday, July 9. According to him, the summit will address important sub-regional matters through various memoranda, including the security challenges faced by member countries as reported by the 50th Ordinary Session of the Mediation and Security Council (MSC), the financial situation and implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) discussed during the 90th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers, and the status of transition in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Guinea.

Other agenda items include discussions on the ECOWAS Single Currency Programme and the report on obstacles to the free movement of goods along the Abidjan-Lagos corridor. The statement emphasized that the President is expected to return to the country upon the conclusion of the meeting.