ECOWAS Chairmanship: Speaker Abbas congratulates Nigeria’s President

Gloria Essien, AbujaLast updated Jul 10, 2023

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his emergence as the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

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The Speaker, in a congratulatory message on the Nigerian leader’s new role, expressed confidence in President Tinubu to deploy his wealth of experience in public administration in spearheading sustainable socio-economic plans for the African sub-region.

He said the Nigerian President would join hands with other ECOWAS leaders to turn things around in the subregional body.

“I congratulate His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on his unanimous adoption as the Chairman of ECOWAS in the just concluded 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the West African States. It is an affirmation of President Tinubu’s popularity beyond Nigeria and among his colleagues in West Africa. There are no doubts that the African sub-region will witness exemplary leadership with the Nigerian President as ECOWAS chairman.” Abbas said.

President Tinubu emerged as the new Chairman of ECOWAS at the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government on Sunday in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, in a unanimous endorsement on Sunday.

The ECOWAS chairmanship is a position held by one of the Heads of State or governments of the member countries, chosen on a rotating basis for one-year tenure.

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