President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has charged West African leaders to unite and enforce decisions taken on September 14, 2019 at the Extraordinary Summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on terrorism.
According to him, recent developments in the region should reinforce the collective commitment to pursue and implement with renewed vigour the decisions taken at the summit.
Speaking on Saturday, June 19 when he opened the 59th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of Ecowas in Accra, President Akufo-Addo insisted that the time is up for the implementation of collective measures to halt terrorism in the sub-region
According to him, these concerted efforts must be a major issue and a priority objective for the Community because it is the best way to address the challenge.
He said, “It is a matter of dignity and sovereignty which affects all nations in the region. None of our countries is insulated from the threats of terrorists.”
Heads of state of all the countries in the region, except suspended Mali, are in Ghana’s capital for the summit.
It comes on the back of recent terrorist attacks in countries such as Mali, Nigeria, Niger and Burkina Faso, where about 132 civilians including children were killed a fortnight ago.
President Akufo-Addo who is also the Chair of the Authority, intimated that he was in Ouagadougou a few days after the terrorist attack to commiserate with the government and people of Burkina Faso and offer our condolences, sympathies and support.
Source: MyPublisher24.com