ECOWAS pays moving tribute to Jonathan

Tribute to Jona

President Goodluck Jonathan (seated) gets a rousing round of applaud from Head of States and Government at the 47th Ordinary Session of ECOWAS in Accra, Ghana

President Goodluck Jonathan (seated) gets a rousing round of applaud from Head of States and Government at the 47th Ordinary Session of ECOWAS in Accra, Ghana
President Goodluck Jonathan (seated) gets a rousing round of applaud from Head of States and Government at the 47th Ordinary Session of ECOWAS in Accra, Ghana

The Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) has paid an emotional tribute to the outgoing President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan during the 47th Ordinary Session in Accra Ghana.

In a statement by Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, Jonathan was lauded for his contribution to democracy in Nigeria and west Africa.

“We pay a vibrant tribute to His Excellency, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, for the determination he demonstrated during his tenure as Head of State and for all the necessary reforms for the development of his country,” the statement said.

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“We wish to express our profound gratitude for his outstanding contribution to ​the​ deepening of the integration process in West Africa and the preservation of Peace and Security in our Region, particularly in the qualities he demonstrated as Chairman of ECOWAS and Chairman of the regional contact group on Guinea Bissau and as Co-mediator in the Malian crisis.”

“Futhermore, we wish to express our warmest congratulations for his exemplary democratic behavior expected of a Statesman that contributed in a decisive way to the maintenance of peace that followed the ​declaration​ of results of the presidential election in Nigeria.

We ​,​ th​e​ ECOWAS Heads of state and government hereby express our goodwill to President Goodluck Jonathan for all his future undertakings at the end of his noble mission as the head of his country,” the statement read.

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