ECOWAS: I’m confident in Tinubu’s experience, wisdom, leadership- Faye
By Kunle Sanni
Senegal’s President, Bassirou Faye says he is confident in President Bola Tinubu’s experience and wisdom to provide strong leadership and maintain unity and peace among the ECOWAS countries.
He made these remarks during his visit to President Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday.
Faye also highlighted the shared values, ideals, and challenges between Nigeria and Senegal, emphasizing the strong relations that have existed between the two nations since the 1960s.
“The good relations we have and the relations between our private sectors should be beneficial to our countries,” president Faye was quoted to have said in a report by News Agency of Nigeria.
The President of Senegal also called for the reactivation of the Nigeria-Senegal joint commission to strengthen bilateral relations in diplomacy, trade, and other areas.
He also mentioned that with Tinubu’s wisdom and experience, relations among member states in ECOWAS could be strengthened to advance the community.
Faye said, “ECOWAS is the beacon of successful regional integration in Africa and globally. It is something we owe to the founding fathers of the community, and I have no doubt that you want to continue this legacy of integration.
“I know I can rely on your wisdom and experience, as the leader of this great African nation and the more recent example of Senegal, so that together, hand in hand, we can grow together and that we can discuss with our brothers and convince them to come back into the fold.”
He added, “To come back and share our common democratic values and what we stand for. Your wisdom and your democratic values should be an asset to that vision, and my youth and determination can also be an asset.
“United, we are stronger. Faced with common challenges, such as human trafficking, migrant smuggling, and all other challenges, we need to show resolve to confront these challenges so that economically we can thrive and satisfy the wishes of our people.”
