President Goodluck Jonathan will on Thursday depart for
Yamoussoukro, Cote D’Ivoire to attend the 44th ordinary session of the
conference of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Heads
of State and Government billed to take place Friday, March 28.
According to a statement by Special Adviser to the president om media and publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, “The conference which will consider several reports from the ECOWAS Commission, Council of Ministers and ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council, will also be addressed by the Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations to ECOWAS, as well as
the President of the African Union Commission.
“During the session on the current situation in Mali, the summit will discuss presentations by President Jonathan and the President of Burkina-Faso, Mr Blaise Compaore, who are both Mediators on the Mali crisis,” he added.
He further noted that Jonathan will be accompanied to the summit by the Minister of Works, Arc. Mike Onolememen; the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Olusegun Aganga; the Minister of State II, Foreign Affairs, Dr. Nurudeen Mohammed; the Chief Economic Adviser, Dr. Nwanze Okidigbe and the Director-General, Budget Office, Dr. Bright Okogwu.
“The president is expected back in Nigeria on Saturday,” the presidential spokesman added.
According to a statement by Special Adviser to the president om media and publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, “The conference which will consider several reports from the ECOWAS Commission, Council of Ministers and ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council, will also be addressed by the Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations to ECOWAS, as well as
the President of the African Union Commission.
“During the session on the current situation in Mali, the summit will discuss presentations by President Jonathan and the President of Burkina-Faso, Mr Blaise Compaore, who are both Mediators on the Mali crisis,” he added.
He further noted that Jonathan will be accompanied to the summit by the Minister of Works, Arc. Mike Onolememen; the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Olusegun Aganga; the Minister of State II, Foreign Affairs, Dr. Nurudeen Mohammed; the Chief Economic Adviser, Dr. Nwanze Okidigbe and the Director-General, Budget Office, Dr. Bright Okogwu.
“The president is expected back in Nigeria on Saturday,” the presidential spokesman added.
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