The emergence of Tinubu as the Chairman of ECOWAS is a testimony of his avowed commitment to good governance promised Nigeria.”
By Deborah Hassan
365Daily – The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and members of the Senate have congratulated President Bola Tinubu on his emergence as the Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
Tinubu emerged at the recently concluded 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS held in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau.
The congratulatory message was sequel to a motion moved by Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau at plenary on Wednesday.
Barau noted while moving the motion, that getting the “influential and strategic position on his very first participation” showed that the sub-regional body had reposed great confidence in Tinubu’s leadership qualities.
The senator said “it also reaffirms Nigeria’s leadership role on the African continent generally and the sub-region in particular.
“As the Chairman of ECOWAS, President Bola Tinubu is in a strategic and vantage position to uphold ECOWAS protocol which is promotion of peace and conflict resolution within the West African Sub-region.
“To promote democracy and good governance, strengthen collective response to security threats within the sub-region, and generally, foster economic cooperation amongst ECOWAS member states.
“The emergence of Tinubu as the Chairman of ECOWAS is a testimony of his avowed commitment to good governance promised Nigeria which the policies and decisions taken so far are yielding results and beginning to reposition our economy.”
Supporting the motion, Sen. Adamu Aliero (PDP-Kebbi), described the President as the symbol of the nation.
He stated that an honour done to the President is an honour done to all Nigerians and for that reason, “we congratulate the President and also Nigerians for getting this honour from the leadership of ECOWAS.
“I am not surprised because the President has proved to be a leader that is very competent in whatever responsibility he is given.
“As a governor, he performed wonderfully well and as a President he has started very well and I am sure he will perform credibly to the admiration of Nigerians.
“He started by removing the petroleum subsidy which has been lingering for over 18 years.
“We are hoping that the palliatives that he promised will soon come so that they can cushion the effects of the petroleum subsidy removal,” he said.