President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Aso Rock, Abuja on an official trip to Guinea-Bissau.
TRACKNEWS reports that the departure is scheduled for Saturday, July 8, as confirmed in a statement by Dele Alake, the special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications, and Strategy.
According to the statement, President Tinubu will be attending the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
The summit, slated for Sunday, July 9, will take place in Bissau, the capital of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau.
During the session, crucial sub-regional matters will be addressed, including a comprehensive review of the Report of the 50th Ordinary Session of the Mediation and Security Council (MSC). One of the primary concerns to be discussed revolves around the security challenges faced by member countries, among other pressing issues.
President Tinubu is expected to return back to the country at the end of the meeting.
The full statement reads:
STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE
PRESIDENT TINUBU TO ATTEND ECOWAS SUMMIT IN GUINEA-BISSAU
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart 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.
The Summit, which takes place on Sunday, July 9, is expected to address memoranda on pressing sub-regional issues including; Report of the 50th Ordinary Session of the Mediation and Security Council (MSC) covering security challenges faced by the member countries ; 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 items slated for discussion include; Memoranda on the ECOWAS Single Currency Programme and the Report on Obstacles to Free Movement of Goods on the Abidjan- Lagos corridor.
President Tinubu will be accompanied by some members of the Presidential Policy Advisory Council and other top government officials.
He is expected back in the country at the end of the meeting.
Dele Alake
Special Adviser to the President
(Special Duties, Communications and Strategy)
July 7, 2023
