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Hosting ECOWAS Occasions Have Brought Honour, Respect To Nigeria - Buhari ~ OsazuwaAkonedo
Dec 5, 2022
Hosting ECOWAS Occasions Have Brought Honour, Respect To Nigeria - Buhari ~ OsazuwaAkonedo #Abuja #Africa #Buhari #ECOWAS #Muhammadu #OsazuwaAkonedo https://osazuwaakonedo.news/hosting-ecowas-occasions-have-brought-honour-respect-to-nigeria-buhari/05/12/2022/ By Femi Adesina
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by femi adesina
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Dash
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president muhammadu buhari has called on
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the new management team at ecowas
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commission led by Dr Omar ayutra to
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complete the review and harmonization of
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ongoing reforms aimed at strengthening
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the sub-regional body
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president buhari stated this Sunday in
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Abuja in his welcome address at the 62nd
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ordinary session of The Echoes authority
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of heads of state and government
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the commission must therefore work
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assiduously to complete the review and
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harmonization of the protocols on good
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governance and democracy as this would
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enable our sub-region to sustain our
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Collective efforts to deepen not only
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democracy but her dividends through good
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governance to the community citizens
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related to this is the urgent need to
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fully bring into operation the regional
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action plan on the fight against
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terrorism and other acts of criminality
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in the sub-region as enhanced safety
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will sustain National governance efforts
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that would ensure the growth and
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progress of our sub-region the president
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said
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welcoming fellow Regional leaders
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president buhari noted that this year's
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Summit was the eighth that Nigeria under
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his leadership has hosted
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all of those occasions including this
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one have brought honor and respect to my
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country as Nigeria continues to be at
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the center of sustained solidarity and
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collaborative efforts to maximize our
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relationships in order to address common
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challenges to our countries and the
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community's citizens
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the Nigerian leader paid tribute to
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president before Otto Nana of Ghana the
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immediate past chairperson of the
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Authority for his services and
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congratulated president umaro ambalo of
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Guinea bissau on assuming the leadership
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of the sub-regional organization
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expressing his confidence in the
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latter's ability to discharge his
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responsibilities to the sub-region as
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well as meet the expectations of the
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community citizens
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president buhari thanked fellow leaders
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for the support he received as the
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regional champion on covid-19 at a time
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the pandemic ravaged the entire world
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ascribing the successes recorded in the
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region to their cooperation
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let me specifically thank you brother
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heads of state and government for the
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confidence you reposed in me to be the
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regional champion on covid-19 an
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opportunity that brought me to working
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closely with sectoral ministers echoa's
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commission as well as the West Africa
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Health Organization to develop Regional
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mechanisms that mitigated the effects of
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the covet 19.
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without doubt the commitment shown by
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member states yielded very positive
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results as West Africa emerged as one of
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the regions with the least mortality
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rate not only on the continent but
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globally he declared
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the president however lamented that
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despite the efforts of echoa's leaders
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towards deepening democracy the region
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suffered some unpleasant setbacks
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regrettably some of our gains especially
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in fully democratizing our governance
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space have faced and continue to face
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severe challenging threats from
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unconstitutional change of government as
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witnessed in Mali Burkina Faso and
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guinea earlier in the day at the
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official groundbreaking ceremony of the
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new echoas headquarters building
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president buhari expressed his
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appreciation to the government of the
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People's Republic of China for their
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financial and Technical contribution to
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ensuring that a monument of this nature
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is built on behalf of our region
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the building to be named the eye of West
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Africa with an expected completion
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period of 26 months would house the
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three major Equus institutions namely
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the Equus commission the community court
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of justice and the Parliament
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according to the president we have
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waited for this day since 10th of July
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2019 when Echo is in the People's
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Republic of China signed an
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implementation agreement for this
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diplomatic gift to the West African
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States
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the new complex would represent the
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unity and Brotherhood of the member
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states as well as signify a recommitment
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to progress in Regional integration it
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will be our home in a regional rallying
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point
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in his remarks at the event the Chinese
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ambassador to Nigeria his Excellency
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Queen Jian Chen said to sponsor and
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construct the new Equus headquarters is
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a vivid reflection of China's support to
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the work of echoas as well as the
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traditional friendship between China and
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the West African countries
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we will continue to promote the common
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development of China and Africa and are
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ready to make new contribution to the
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building of the china-africa community
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with shared future in the new era he
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added
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Ambassador giant Chun lotta Nigeria's
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leadership role in Regional and Echoes
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Affairs through its Restless efforts to
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maintain Regional stability and catalyze
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region integration
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at View's exclusive rights femi adesina
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special advisor to the president media
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