Jonathan hosts ECOWAS Heads of State over regional security challenges today

Abuja — President Goodluck Jonathan will, today, host the 46th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government which will, among other things, deliberate on the current political and security situation in the sub-region.

A statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, Sunday, said President Jonathan and other participating Heads of State and Government of the regional body will also receive a briefing on recent developments in Burkina Faso and review the report of the 33rd Meeting of the ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council.

File Photo: From left:President Abdel Aziz of The Islamic Republic of Mauritania; President Idris Deby of Chad; President Goodluck Jonathan And Chadian Minister Of Communications, Mr Hassan Bakari Inspecting Exhibition Stands At The Maiden Edition Of The International Information And Communications Technology Show In N’djamena, Chad(9/9/14)

He added that also on the agenda of the summit are the consideration and adoption of the 2014 annual report of the President of the ECOWAS Commission, the consideration and adoption of the report of the 73rd Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers and the election of the Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government for next year.

President Jonathan, the current Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President John Mahama of Ghana, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma and the United Nations Secretary General’s Special Representative for West Africa, Mr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas will present statements to the one-day summit before it goes into a closed-door session.

Some of the participating Heads of State and Government have already arrived in Abuja ahead of the opening of the summit tomorrow.

A communiqué on the summit’s decisions is expected at the conclusion of their deliberations tomorrow, the statement concluded.

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