President
Muhammadu Buhari was Tuesday in Lome elected the new chairman of the Authority
of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African
States (ECOWAS).
The president’s election was one of the highpoints
of the 53rd Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS
which held in the Togolese capital.
In his acceptance remarks, the Nigerian leader,
who commended his colleagues for his election, noted that he did not offer
himself for the post, “but you refused to take my no for an answer.”
He, however, told his fellow leaders that, “I
am truly humbled and pledge to serve and work with all of you to deliver on
peace, security, good governance and socio-economic development” of the sub-region,
and “take our organisation to greater heights.”
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