Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has stressed the importance of the private sector in driving ECOWAS’s economic integration agenda.
Speaking through Minister of Foreign Affairs Yusuf Tuggar Maitama at the 93rd Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers in Abuja, Tinubu urged member states to prioritize creating conducive environments for private sector development.
He also emphasized the need for deliberate strategies to boost intra-regional trade, highlighting its critical role in fostering economic unity across the West African sub region.