Tinubu departs for ECOWAS summit in Guinea-Bissau

Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications, and Strategy, Dele Alake has said that President Bola Tinubu will depart Nigeria for Guinea Bissau to attend the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

The summit which is said to take place on Sunday in Guinea Bissau, the nations capital will be President Tinubu's second trip outside the country since he took over as President.

In a statement released to the press on Friday, July 7, Dele Alake noted that President Bola Tinubu will be accompanied by some members of the Presidential Policy Advisory Council and other top government officials.

Tinubu is expected to return to Nigeria after the meeting.

“The Summit, which takes place on Sunday, July 9, is expected to address memoranda on pressing sub-regional issues including the 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,” the statement added.