President Muhammadu Buhari will leave for Bukina Faso on Saturday to attend the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government Extraordinary Summit on Counter-Terrorism.
According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the West African leaders had called for the one-day Summit to review different initiatives taken so far, and redefine the priority intervention areas to contain the worrisome attacks in the area.
ECOWAS leaders are also expected to put in place a mechanism to monitor the implementation of the measures adopted towards ensuring lasting peace in the sub-region.
President Buhari will be accompanied by Governors Abubakar Bello, Dapo Abiodun and Okezie Ikpeazu as well as the Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, and Defence Minister, Major-General Bashir Magashi.
