Tinubu addresses African leaders, highlights ECOWAS achievements

According to his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, Tinubu stated this today in Accra, Ghana’s capital, while discussing ECOWAS’s achievements over the last year at the African Union’s Sixth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting.

“We supported six member states in ratifying the WTO Fisheries Subsidies Agreement, and thirteen Member States have ratified the AFCFTA agreement,” the statement quoted Tinubu who is the regional bloc’s chairman.

“The ECOWAS interconnected System for the Management of Goods in Transit (SIGMAT) is also operational in twelve Member States,” the President stated.

Detailing the efforts on the humanitarian and social development front, President Tinubu said ECOWAS has allocated $9 million to assist persons of concern, including refugees, internally displaced persons, and asylum seekers.

“The frontline Member States in the fight against terrorism have also been supported with USD4 million under the ECOWAS Counter Terrorism Humanitarian Response.

“On education, the West African Network of National Academies of Sciences, and the African Forum for Research and Innovation have been established. Our regional Academic Mobility Scheme has continued to equip the youth with practical skills and is harmonizing education systems.

“While in the area of health, ECOWAS continues to provide support to women with obstetric fistula, empowered women entrepreneurs in agribusiness, and focused on gender equality in education and the green economy,” he said.