Pantami Welcomes President Quattara to ECOWAS Heads of State Meeting in Abuja
TECHDIGEST – The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari, has welcomed the president of Cote D’Ivoire, Alassane Quattara to the 60th extraordinary session of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority Heads of State, holding in the nation’s capital, Abuja.
Prof Pantami said that President Buhari and all Nigerians wish Quattara a most successful session.
This is contained in a statement issued by the spokesperson to the Minister, Mrs Uwa Suleiman, on Saturday in Abuja.
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The statement said Nigeria remained highly honoured to host the heads of government in the sub region, adding that the Minister would chaperone the Ivorien President with diligence and utmost sense of duty during the epoch-making session of ECOWAS, on behalf of the Federal Government as assigned by the President.
“In the same vein, the Honourable Minister on behalf of the President and the entire people of Nigeria, extends our sincere congratulations to the President and people of CoteD’Ivoire on the historic building of its new Chancellery in Nigeria’s capital. This will in no small measure, strengthen diplomatic relations between the two countries and the sub- region at large.
“In discharging this national assignment as His Excellency’s official chaperone, Prof. Pantami will be supported by the Minister of Power, Engr. Abubakar Aliyu, and accompanied by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy Bitrus Bako Nabasu, and the Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA) Malam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi.’’, the statement concluded.
