Buhari meets ECOWAS Prsident and other excos

R-L; Director of Cabinet, Ambassador Abel Agbebleo, Minister of State Foreign Affairs, Hajiya Kadija Abba Bukar Ibrahim, President Muhammadu Buhari receives President Ecowas Commission, H.E. Marcel A. DE Souza, Vice President of ECOWAS Commission, H.E. Edward Singhatey and Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security and Mrs Halima Ahmed, Commissioner for Finance, Allieu Sesay during ECOWAS President Courtesy Call to the Presidential Villa on Thursday

Following the declaration of the Nigerian Government that it would withhold its financial contributions to the Economic Community for West African States (ECOWAS), the president of the ECOWAS Commission, Marcel A. DE Souza, Vice President of ECOWAS Commission, Edward Singhatey and others have gone to see General Muhammadu Buhari. The Nigerian government is beleived to be arm twisting the ECOWAS in order to influence the ongoing case brought against it by Nnamdi Kanu. Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Kanu, had dragged Nigeria to the ECOWAS court over his illegal detention, violation of his rights and torture by agents of the Nigerian government. Kanu asserts that Nigeria has thoroughly breached the ECOWAS treaty. Frantic efforts made by the Nigerian government stop proceedings at the court had so far failed. Hence, the decision of Nigeria to withhold its financial contributions to the sub-regional body.

R-L; President Muhammadu Buhari receives President Ecowas Commission, Marcel A. DE Souza and Vice President of ECOWAS Commission, Edward Singhatey during ECOWAS President Courtesy Call to the Presidential Villa on Thursday