President Bola Tinubu has said the inauguration of the new headquarters of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Abuja signals a renewed commitment to regional integration, peace, industrialisation and shared prosperity across West Africa.
The President’s position was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications in the Office of the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha.
Speaking at the commissioning of the new ECOWAS headquarters in Abuja, Tinubu, who was represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, described the complex, known as the “Eye of Africa,” as a symbol of the region’s collective resolve to uphold the ideals upon which ECOWAS was founded more than five decades ago.
He said the new headquarters represents renewal, resilience and confidence in the future of the regional bloc while urging member states to move beyond being a regional market to becoming
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