Special Envoy Meets Presidents Faure Gnassingbé, Patrice Talon to Deliver Invitation to WAES 2025
Oru Leonard
In a bid to ensure massive participation of the West Africa Economic Summit 2025, Nigeria’s Special Envoy and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu and her delegation were received by the President of the Togolese Republic, H.E. Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, at the Presidential Palace in Lomé. The team is made up of the Senior Special Assistant on Foreign Affairs to Mr. President, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye and Ambassador Innocent Iwejuo, Director office of the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.
The meeting was convened to formally extend an invitation from the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, H.E. Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to attend the inaugural West Africa Economic Summit scheduled to take place in Abuja, Nigeria, from June 20–21, 2025.
Discussions reinforced the longstanding ties between Nigeria and Togo – two nations with a deep history of diplomatic cooperation and a shared vision for regional peace, prosperity, and integration.
President Gnassingbé welcomed the initiative, commending President Tinubu for his leadership in convening such a timely summit. He emphasised the need for West African leaders to intensify collaboration through trade, economic partnerships, security cooperation, youth empowerment, and joint efforts in sustainable development, underpinned by peace and social dialogue.
The Special Envoy of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu also delivered Mr President’s Special Invitation to the President of the Republic of Benin, H.E. Patrice Talon at his Residence on Saturday, 14th June 2025.
WAES 2025 continues to serve as a unifying platform for regional transformation. The presence and participation of leaders like Presidents Gnassingbé and Talong are key to advancing a stronger, more integrated West Africa.
(Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, MFA
Spokesperson)
