Tinubu Urges ECOWAS To Re-Examine Position On Burkina, Others

Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States, Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, has urged the regional body to re-examine its approach to ensuring constitutional order in Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, and Niger.

Speaking while delivering his opening address at the extraordinary summit on the peace, political and security situation in the ECOWAS sub-region taking place in Abuja, the President said the situation on the ground in the region demands difficult but courageous decisions.

He also urged the three member states that announced their withdrawal from ECOWAS to reconsider their decision and not see the union as an enemy.

The Nigerian leader also noted that the complexities of the issues at hand necessitate a comprehensive and collaborative approach.

The Economic Community of West African States also resolved to lift some sanctions on Niger Republic, Mali and Guinea.

While the regional bloc said the political and targeted sanctions on Niger Republic remain, it lifted some financial and economic sanctions on Guinea and some targeted sanctions on Mali.