Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo, will depart Lagos on Saturday for Accra, Ghana, to represent Nigeria at the 61st Ordinary Session of the Authority of the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government.
Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement in Abuja on Saturday, said the vice-president will stand in for President Muhammadu Buhari at the summit which comes up on Sunday.
The vice-president will join other leaders to deliberate and take decisions on the political, security and humanitarian issues among others regarding the sub-region at the regular ECOWAS summit.
The meeting will also review the situations in Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso, with regards to restoring democratic rule.
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West African leaders have held several sessions since 2020, including emergency meetings, dedicated to finding lasting solutions to the resurgence of coups in parts of the sub-region.
At the summit, the Mediation and Security Council of ECOWAS will update leaders on political developments in the region and in the Sahel region.
The council will also provide updates on the issues of insecurity, challenges relating to youth unemployment and the impact of diseases and pandemics on social tensions in the region.
