The decision by Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso to withdraw their membership from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is unfortunate, Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has opined.
In the view of the President who served as chair of ECOWAS, the withdrawal of these countries will affect the people in those countries.
“This unfortunate decision by Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger to withdraw from the ECOWAS community is going to be very negative for the populations there. But ECOWAS is yet to meet. It happened on Sunday, and we are waiting for a signal from the head, Nigerian President Tinubu, to indicate the time when we will have a summit to examine the implications of what has happened and the way forward for the community,” he stated.
Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso announced last week that they are leaving the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas).
The three governments said it was a “sovereign decision” to withdraw from Ecowas.
In a joint statement, the three countries said ECOWAS had ” drifted from the ideals of its founding fathers and the spirit of Pan-Africanism.”
The statement added that ECOWAS “under the influence of foreign powers, betraying its founding principles, has become a threat to member states and peoples,” adding that the bloc had failed to help them tackle the jihadist violence in their countries.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
