The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, has been elected the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West Africa States, ECOWAS.
Akufo-Addo was elected as the new ECOWAS Chair at the ongoing 57th Summit in Niamey, Republic of Niger.
This follows the charged by the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari during the summit warning African leaders against the unnecessary elongation of tenure in office.
According to him, the elongation is one of source of trouble for the region.