Nigeria’s
President, Muhammadu Buhari, in his capacity as chairman of the Economic
Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Thursday in New York, received
briefing from the President of ECOWAS Commission, Jean-Claude Brou.
The president was brought up to
speed with developments in Guinea Bissau, which should hold elections soon;
Togo, where constitutional reforms are in place, and which would hold
parliamentary elections on December 20; as well as Mali, where the situation is
still fragile, despite concluding presidential polls recently.
According to Mr Buhari’s
spokesperson, Femi Adesina, in a statement Friday, the President commended the
work being done by ECOWAS Commission, noting that “it is always better to talk
and resolve issues, rather than be confrontational.”
He added: “If you represent a
people, you won’t like to see them suffering.”
Mr Buhari also pledged that Nigeria
would always live up to its financial commitments to the sub-regional body,
“since we don’t want to be big for nothing. We will always look for the money.”
The president approved that
Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, joined the president of
ECOWAS Commission on a special mission to deepen the peace process in Mali.
Source: Premium Times
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