Dangote appointed head of ECOWAS business council

The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has announced the appointment of Aliko Dangote as the head of its business council. President of the ECOWAS Commission, Omar Touray, disclosed this at the opening of the 95th Ordinary session of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers in Abuja on Wednesday. The ECOWAS Business Council is a […]

The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has announced the appointment of Aliko Dangote as the head of its business council.
President of the ECOWAS Commission, Omar Touray, disclosed this at the opening of the 95th Ordinary session of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers in Abuja on Wednesday.
The ECOWAS Business Council is a new platform designed to mobilise private sector investment and support regional economic integration.
“We are moving forward with the operationalisation of the ECOWAS Business Council. We have identified Alhaji Aliko Dangote to be the pioneer Chairperson of the Council in view of his vast experience doing business within our subregion and across Africa.
“Through the Council, we hope to bring the private sector actors around the table as we discuss economic integration and development of our region.
“In this regard, the Business Council will facilitate dialogue and partnership between the private sector, governments, and ECOWAS institutions,” he disclosed.
Opening the session, Sierra Leone’s Foreign Affairs Minister and Chairperson of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers, Timothy Kabba, urged West African nations to strengthen cooperation in addressing regional security, economic, and democratic challenges.
At the ordinary Session of Council, which will end on Friday, Ministers will examine various memoranda, including the annual work programme and budget of the Community institutions, the financial situation of the Community, the status of implementation of the Community levy protocol, as well as reports of the Auditor General of ECOWAS Institutions and the Audit Committee.
Also, to be deliberated on are memoranda on monetary integration, resource mobilisation for the activation of the regional force for countering terrorism, among others.