MEET THE NEW ECOWAS CHAIRMAN
Oru Leonard
Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo, on Monday, Semptember 7, 2020 in Niamey, Niger Republic emerged the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African State (ECOWAS).
His appointment took place at the 57th summit hosted by the outgoing ECOWAS Chairman, President Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger at the Mahatma Gandhi International Conference Centre.
The summit was attended with leaders within and outside the region with matters on the 44th Ordinary Session of the Mediation and Security Council and the 84th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Council of Minister’s top on the agenda. The leaders also discussed matters concerning the COVID-19 situation in the sub-region and the proposed single currency regime for ECOWAS.
ECOWAS is a 15-member regional group established in 1975, for promoting economic integration in all fields of activity of the members,
Born in 29 March,1944 the CAF Platinum award winner,
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is currently the President of Ghana. He has been in office since 7 January 2017. He previously served as Attorney General from 2001 to 2003 and as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2003 to 2007 under the Kufuor-led administration.
One his land mark projects is the revival of the Ghana Railways for massive employment and economic empowerment.
