Photos: President Akufo Addo Arrives in Abuja for 52nd ECOWAS Summit
President Akufo Addo has arrived in the Nigerian capital Abuja for
the 52nd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and
Government. The President was received at the VIP section of the Nnamdi
Azikwie Airport by Ghana's High Commissioner to Nigeria, Rashid Bawa
and other High Commission officials in Nigeria.
Ghana's Participation
President Akufo Addo is expected to carry his agenda of Africa beyond
aid and the need to speed up the implementation of the single currency
for the ECOWAS Region. President Akufo-Addo made a call on August 1,
2017, when he delivered the keynote address at the graduation ceremony
of Course 25 participants of Nigeria’s National Defence College, in
Abuja, Nigeria that with West Africa and Africa’s population set to
reach 500 million and 2 billion people in 20 years, respectively, the
process of regional and continental integration should be in the
interest of all Africans and must no longer stall. He is expected to
reiterate this call and to push it through for adoption by his
colleagues.
Bilateral Engagements
In an interview with Ghana's High Commissioner to Nigeria, Rashid Bawa, ahead of the President's arrival, he confirmed that the President will hold bilateral talks with some of his colleague Heads of State on the sidelines of the summit. President Akufo Addo will also call on the Nigerian President, Mahamudu Buhari in his office.
Bilateral Engagements
In an interview with Ghana's High Commissioner to Nigeria, Rashid Bawa, ahead of the President's arrival, he confirmed that the President will hold bilateral talks with some of his colleague Heads of State on the sidelines of the summit. President Akufo Addo will also call on the Nigerian President, Mahamudu Buhari in his office.
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