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Sunday 14 December 2014

ECOWAS leaders to meet in Nigeria; discuss terrorism in the region


The 46th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government will be hosted by President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja. This information was disclosed in a statement released on Sunday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati.

Among many issues to be discussed, the body will deliberate on recent developments in the sub-region, and elect a new Chairman to replace President John Mahama of Ghana.



“Also on the agenda of the summit are the consideration and adoption of the 2014 annual report of the President of the ECOWAS Commission, the consideration and adoption of the report of the 73rd Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers and the election of the Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government for next year.

“President Jonathan, the current Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President John Mahama of Ghana, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma and the United Nations Secretary General’s Special Representative for West Africa, Mr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas will present statements to the one-day summit before it goes into a closed-door session.

“Some of the participating Heads of State and Government have already arrived in Abuja ahead of the opening of the summit tomorrow.

“A communiqué on the summit’s decisions is expected at the conclusion of their deliberations.”

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