Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu has emerged as the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
Tinubu was elected chairman at the 63rd Ordinary Session of the regional bloc held on Sunday afternoon in Bissau, the capital of Guinea-Bissau.
The president said, “We will take democracy seriously, Democracy is very tough but it is the form of government.” after he received handover documents.
The Nigerian leader takes over from the outgoing chairman who is Guinea-Bissau’s President, Umaro Embaló.
The ECOWAS Chairmanship is a position held by one of the heads of state or government of the member countries, chosen on a rotating basis for a one-year tenure.
The immediate past President Muhammadu Buhari occupied the position from 2018 to 2019.
According to reports, although, the role does not confer executive powers, the Chairman plays a strategic role in conflict resolution, advocacy and liaises with the President of the ECOWAS Commission, the executive responsible for the day-to-day management and implementation of ECOWAS policies and decisions.
In other news, Kanyi Daily reported that the Ogun State Police Command has issued some security tips to residents of the state.
The command gave the nine security tips in a tweet on its official Twitter handle on Sunday evening.
