32nd ECOWAS Administration and Finance Meeting Commences In Abuja
Princess-Ekwi Ajide Abuja
The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, says to ensure a better integration among member states for the realization of its Vision 2050, it is focusing on four strategic objectives for the next four years.
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, disclosed this at the opening ceremony of the thirty-second meeting of the Administration and Finance Committee, AFC, of the commission in Abuja.
The meeting is expected to among other things, present and consider the 2023 to 2025 medium term expenditure framework and budget of ECOWAS institutions.
Speaking at the event, President Touray, said the strategic objectives of the Commission include enhanced peace and security through the implementation of its action plan against terrorism, deeper regional integration by reducing tariff and non tariff barriers, ensuring good governance by completing democratic transition in Burkina Faso, Mali and Guinea and ensuring inclusive and sustainable development by investing in food security, reserve and the ECOWAS Rice Offensive Action Plan 2020 to 2025.
He counted enablers that will facilitate the realization of the strategic objectives to include capable institutions and equitable partnerships.
Declaring the meeting opened, the President CAF, Mrs Cristina Da Silva, urged members of AFC, to make constructive and concrete contributions that will ensure that the community’s funds and resources are being efficiently used.
She said the meeting will give them the opportunity to brainstorm and tackle the challenges facing the region.
