Buhari receives outgoing ECOWAS president, applauds him for united body

By : Guardian Nigeria

Date: 26 July 2022 4:44am WAT

ECOWAS Commission President Jean-Claude Kassi Brou delivers the final communiqué of the West African bloc’s summit to hear reports from recent missions to Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea in Accra, Ghana on March 25, 2022. PHOTO: Francis Kokoroko, Reuters

President Muhammadu Buhari has praised the outgoing President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, Jean-Claude Kassi Brou, for the role he played in ensuring that the sub-regional body remained united.

Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, in a statement, said the President gave the commendation during a farewell audience with Brou at the State House, Abuja.

Buhari said: “You showed great commitment to the unity of ECOWAS, and of the sub-region. Your tenure has been very successful, and I wish you and the family more successes ahead.”

He noted that, in spite of challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic, insecurity, and political tension in some countries, Brou and his team “showed capacity and patience, and dealt with all the issues.”