As President Bola Tinubu’s tenure as Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) approaches its end on July 9, 2024, presidents and representatives from 12 member states have convened at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja for the 63rd Ordinary Summit.
The meeting commenced at 1 PM.
This summit is expected to result in the announcement of a new chairperson to lead the regional bloc for the next year.
However, there are indications that the leaders might extend Tinubu’s tenure. This extension would allow him more time to potentially reintegrate Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso into ECOWAS.