Tinubu returns to Abuja after AU meeting in Accra, Ghana

By Egena Sunday Ode

President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja after the African Union, AU, mid-year meeting in Accra Ghana.

The Nigerian President had on Sunday addressed the African leaders on the progress so far made under his leadership as the ECOWAS Chairman, and the challenges facing the sub-regional body.

Presenting the achievements of ECOWAS in the past one year at the Sixth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union, President Tinubu, who is the Chairman of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, said the Community had activated a Standby Force to counter terrorism and will continue to explore funding options.

The President said ECOWAS had been supporting member states to enhance electoral and governance processes, and recently deployed Election Observation Missions to Senegal and Togo – both of which elections were adjudged to be peaceful, transparent, and fair.

He also highlighted the facilitation of the signing of an Agreement for National Unity in Sierra Leone, noting that the sub-regional body will continue to work with stakeholders in the country to implement the provisions of the Agreement.

The President disclosed that consultations were ongoing to revise the ECOWAS 2001 Supplementary Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance, according to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, on Sunday.

On economic integration, President Tinubu said ECOWAS had implemented activities to consolidate the free trade area, customs union,ĥ and common market.