The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says plans are underway to honour President Muhammadu Buhari with an award in recognition of his achievements in the defence and promotion of democracy as a system of government throughout the sub-region.
According to a statement by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity), the ECOWAS Chairman, Guinea Bissau’s Umaro Sissoco Embalo made the disclosure on Tuesday at a bilateral meeting with the President on the sidelines of the ongoing 5th United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries in Doha, Qatar.
President Embalo said, “the President had done more than any other to support democratic governments in West Africa, just as he had done exceptionally well, waging battles against the emergence of non-democratic regimes.”
For this, the ECOWAS Chairman said, President Buhari would have his name on the Roll of Honor in the community’s new headquarters building upon its completion in Abuja, so that future generations of West African citizens would know about the greatness he achieved and to copy his laudable examples.
President Buhari welcomed the proposition, saying democracy is the best pathway to bringing together diverse people and a dependable vehicle for the achievement of national development.
