Brou gave the advice Tuesday while presenting the commission’s report on the implementation of the Community Work Programme at this year’s First Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament, in Abuja.
Browsing: JEAN-CLAUDE BROU
The President, who spoke at the 60th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), said the region faces renewed threats with the Covid-19 pandemic, political tensions, terrorism and economic challenges.
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, disclosed this on Thursday while briefing newsmen after a meeting with the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, and the President of ECOWAS, Jean-Claude Brou.
The Directorate of Communications, ECOWAS Commission disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja.
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Jean-Claude Brou, says the region’s economy is steadily growing, reaching 3.3 per cent in 2019, which shows a positive achievement.
Jean-Claude Brou, President, Economic Community of West African States Commission, has called for more support of development partners and the International Community in tackling the security challenges affecting the sub-region.
The Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government got underway in Abuja on Saturday with regional security and the security situation in Guinea Bissau as its main agenda.
President Muhammadu Buhari says the insecurity challenges in the West African subregion can only be effectively tackled if a common strategy is adopted by member states.
The ECOWAS Task Force on the region’s single currency would meet in June to give the assessment on the studies of the currency, President of the commission, Jean-Claude Brou, has said.
In his capacity as Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State, President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday morning directed the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, to undertake an urgent mission as his Special Envoy to Guinea Bissau in the company of ECOWAS Commission President, Jean-Claude Brou.
Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom on Monday urged relevant government agencies to work together to stem refugees crisis in the country.
Brou said this while presenting the Community Work Programme at the ongoing Second Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament on Wednesday in Abuja.
The President of NUTAG, Chukwuemeka Nnaji, said this in a telephone conversation with the News Agency of Nigeria from Kumasi Ghana on Thursday.
Merkel is to spend Wednesday through Friday in the three countries, accompanied by an economic delegation, Deputy Government Spokeswoman, Ulrike Demmer, said Friday in Berlin.
The President made the call when he received the new President of the ECOWAS Commission, Jean Claude Brou at the State House, Abuja, on Friday.
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Khadija Abba-Ibrahim, gave the charge in Abuja at the handing over ceremony of the Commission’s leadership from former President Marcel De Souza to Jean-Claude Brou.