Counter-Terrorism: Buhari Arrives Ouagadougou For ECOWAS Summit - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 14, 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari hasarrived in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, to attend the ECOWASExtraordinary Summit on Counter Terrosism.
A statement from the Media office ofthe State House, Abuja, said the President was received on arrival at theOuagadougou International Airport by President Roch Kabore of Burkina Faso, onSaturday.
Others at the airport included theDirector General, National Intelligence Agency, Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, ExecutiveSecretary of Lake Chad Basin Commission, Ambassador Nuhu Mamman and members ofthe Nigerian Community in Burkina Faso.
According to the statement, thesummit by ECOWAS leaders and leaders from Chad, Cameroon and Mauritania isexpected to adopt an action plan to address the spread of terrorism and violentextremism in the region.
The Nigerian leader is expected toaddress the Summit where he will renew his call for West African leaders “tostrive to provide the necessary resources and tools” for regional initiativessuch as Multinational Joint Task Force and the G5 Sahel Joint Force.