President Akufo-Addo Has Been Elected The New Chair Of ECOWAS

The President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been elected the new chair of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). 

He was elected on Monday,September 7 at the ongoing 57th ECOWAS Summit,which is being held in Niamey,capital of Niger,the Ministry of information announced in a statement. 

"President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has just been elected as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS),at the ongoing 57th ECOWAS Summit, which is being held in Niamey, capital of Niger", the statement read. 

President Akufo-Addo left Ghana on Monday,September 7,2020,to lead the Ghanaian delegation to the 57th Ordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, in Niamey. 

He was accompanied by the Minister for foreign Affairs,Shirley Ayorkor Botchawy MP;Minister for Finance,Ken Ofori-Atta;Governor of the Bank of Ghana,Dr. Ernest Addison, and officials of the Presidency and Foreign Ministry.