Highlights As Osinbajo Represents Nigeria at ECOWAS Summit
- Yemi Osinbajo has returned after representing Nigeria at he 61st Ordinary Session of the Authority of the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government
- The vice president also joined other leaders as they were updated in diverse issues facing West African region
- Also, Professor Osinbajo attended a meeting of the five West African countries involved with “The Abidjan – Lagos Corridor Highway Development Project
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Last week, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo traveled to Ghana for the 61st Ordinary Session of the Authority of the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government.
Recall that the vice president is popular in the sub-region for standing in for President Muhammadu Buhari with style at all times.
The VP who represented Nigeria well at regional events with poise and panache only fit for a global leader exchanged pleasantries with other West African leaders and granted interviews to international media houses.
At the event, the Nigerian vice president joined other West African leaders as they were updated on political developments in the region and in the Sahel region by the Mediation and Security Council of ECOWAS.
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Also, Osinbajo and other ECOWAS leaders were updated on the issues of insecurity, challenges relating to youth unemployment, and the impact of diseases and pandemics on social tensions in the region.
On the sidelines of the summit, Professor Osinbajo also attended a meeting of the five West African countries involved with “The Abidjan – Lagos Corridor Highway Development Project”, a flagship project of the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA).
The project connects the capitals of five West African states (Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, and Nigeria) and stretches for approximately 1,028 km.
The vice president has since returned to Nigeria.
Osinbajo, Sanwo-Olu commend Airtel as telco giant rolls out smartcash PSB
In another report, Osinbajo and the governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, hailed the leading telecommunications provider in Africa, Airtel for the launching of its smartcash PSB innovation.
Legit.ng reports that telco launched the mobile money services on Thursday, June 30, at Eko Hotel, Lagos.
Speaking at the event, Osinbajo, who was represented by the special adviser on social investment (office of the president), Maryam Uwais, appreciated the efforts of Airtel for setting the pace for other telcos to follow in Nigeria.
Source: Legit.ng
