ECOWAS’ new Abuja Hq: Tinubu calls for shift to regional production base, reaffirms commitment to integration, peace

From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
President Bola Tinubu has described the inauguration of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) new headquarters in Abuja as a symbol of “renewal, resilience and confidence” and urged member states to move beyond treating ECOWAS as primarily a market toward making it a regional production base.
Speaking at the commissioning ceremony, Tinubu said the new complex, dubbed the “Eye of Africa,” renews the bloc’s covenant with integration, solidarity and shared prosperity that inspired ECOWAS more than five decades ago.
“Today marks not only the inauguration of an impressive landmark, but the renewal of a covenant, our covenant with the ...