President Tinubu Leaves For Guinea Bissau Saturday For ECOWAS Session

The President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, will leave Abuja for Guinea-Bissau on Saturday, July 8, to attend the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in Bissau, capital of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau.

This information was confirmed in a press statement released by the Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, Mr Dele Alake, saying the summit, is slated for Sunday, July 9, 2023.

According to the statement made available to media, President Tinubu is expected to speak on memoranda affecting sub-regional issues including a Report of the 50th Ordinary Session of the Mediation and Security Council (MSC) covering security challenges faced by the member countries; a Report of the 90th Ordinary Session of ECOWAS Council of Ministers on the financial situation of the body and the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), as well as Report on the status of Transition in the Republics of Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea.

“Other issues slated for discussion include the Memoranda on the ECOWAS Single Currency Programme and the Report on Obstacles to the Free Movement of Goods on the Abidjan-Lagos corridor,” the statement added.

It was learnt that President Tinubu will travel with some members of the Presidential Policy Advisory Council and other top government officials.

President Tinubu is expected to fly back to Nigeria after the meeting.