ECOWAS Summit: Tinubu Advocates Good Governance To Counter Coups In West Africa | African Examiner

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60% : (AFRICAN EXAMINER) - Chairman of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday, implored West African leaders to prioritize good governance and collective prosperity as an essential tool to prevent authoritarian takeovers of power and unconstitutional changes of government in the region.
60% : According to a statement issued on Sunday and signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Tinubu spoke when he addressed the high-powered regional gathering at the 64th ordinary session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government.
51% : "By providing good governance that tackles the challenges of poverty, inequality and other concerns of the people, we would have succeeded in addressing some of the root causes of military interventions in civilian processes in our region," the President stated.Recounting decisions taken by West African leaders to further strengthen the region's democratic achievements and uphold the right of the people to elect the leaders of their choice, the President said the bloc has outlined specific measures to be taken against any member state opting for unconstitutional change of government.
43% : On the recent disturbances in Sierra Leone and Guinea Bissau, the ECOWAS Chairman asked fellow leaders to pay attention to protecting democracy, reiterating ECOWAS' zero tolerance to unconstitutional changes of government.

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