The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, speaking on Mic On Podcast. Credit: X| Themiconshow
The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, has said the withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from the Economic Community of West African States created a major regional crisis.
Dare spoke at a policy colloquium organised by the Ministry of Defence on Thursday in Abuja.
He said the three countries’ withdrawal in 2025 weakened ECOWAS protocols promoting regional integration and the free movement of goods and services.
“The rupture that came in 2025 when the countries pulled out of ECOWAS created a major regional crisis. That pullout from ECOWAS simply blunted the ECOWAS protocol that promoted integration, free movement of goods and services. Related News Oil wealth, poor students and the NELFUND question UK awards 68 Nigerians Chevening, Commonwealth scholarships New Ebonyi politics: Deliver votes or be sacked
