Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Sola Enikanolaiye
Nigeria has called on the Economic Community of West African States to strengthen regional cooperation against terrorism and transnational crimes while sustaining dialogue with Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger to address the region’s security and governance challenges.
The call was made by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye, at the 56th Session of the ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council at the Ministerial Level held on Wednesday in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
According to a statement issued on Thursday by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Kimiebi Ebienfa, the minister highlighted Nigeria’s leadership role in promoting peace, security and democratic governance across West Africa.
On the funding of the regional bloc, Enikanolaiye urged member states to promptly pay the ECOWAS Community Levy, describing it as the strategic “motherload” for the effective functioning of the organisation.
