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Tinubu off to Guinea-Bissau for ECOWAS Summit

PRESIDENT Tinubu will depart from Abuja for Guinea-Bissau today to attend the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) which takes place on Sunday, in Bissau, the nation’s capital.

This was made known by the Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications, and Strategy, Dele Alake, in a statement on Friday.

According to Alake, President Tinubu will be accompanied by some members of the Presidential Policy Advisory Council and other top government officials.

He said the President is expected back in the country at the end of the meeting.

“The Summit, which takes place on Sunday, July 9, is expected to address memoranda on pressing sub-regional issues including the Report of the 50th Ordinary Session of the Mediation and Security Council (MSC) covering security challenges faced by the member countries; Report of the 90th Ordinary Session of ECOWAS Council of Ministers on the financial situation of the body and the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA); as well as Report on the status of Transition in the Republics of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Guinea.

“Other items slated for discussion include Memoranda on the ECOWAS Single Currency Programme and the Report on Obstacles to Free Movement of Goods on the Abidjan- Lagos corridor,” the statement added.

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