…appoints Senegal’s President, Faye, Special Envoy to discuss with Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been re-elected to serve another year as chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
President Tinubu was re-elected during the 65th Ordinary Session of the Authority, held at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja.
He announced the President of Senegal, Bassirou Faye, as Special Envoy of the ECOWAS Commission to mediate with the leaders of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger who exited the ECOWAS and formed another bloc.
Faye will run the new task alongside Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar.
President Tinubu accepted the task of his re-election, promising to serve with his utmost best.
“Having a new mandate, I will request Faye of Senegal to please become our special envoy alongside Tuggur, to do a round-the-clock work with our brothers and Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger and coordinate with me, if necessary, and with the commission.”
President Tinubu said he will continue to work with other elements within the region to sustain democratic values and structures of the community.
“I’ll continue my utmost best to serve our interests and build on the democratic value and the structure that we inherited”, he said.
