FCT, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu said the interest and welfare of the citizens in Niger Republic, Mali, and Burkina Faso remain a priority for leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
TimesNow.com.ng reports that Tinubu assured that diplomacy and wisdom will make the difference in reintegrating the countries into ECOWAS.
This update was given on Wednesday, December 11, by Bayo Onanuga, the special adviser to the president (information and strategy).
Receiving the President of Germany, Frank–Walter Steinmeier, in a state visit at the presidential villa, Abuja, President Tinubu, who is the chairman of ECOWAS, noted that the leadership of the three countries had been reluctant to bring out transition programmes with clear dates.
Tinubu said:
Furthermore, President Tinubu told the German leader that the regional body would leave the door open for the return of democracy in the countries.
Tinubu said:
Meanwhile, in his response, Steinmeier explained that the reintegration of the three countries would have a significant impact on the economy and security of the West Coast.
His words:
Earlier, TimesNow.com.ng reported that Tinubu conferred the second highest national honour, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) award on visiting Indian prime minister (PM), Narendra Modi.
Modi became the second foreign dignitary to receive this distinction, after Queen Elizabeth in 1969. Tinubu declared Modi a friend of Nigeria at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
