Jonathan Receives New President and Vice President of the ECOWAS Commission

 

Nigeria's former President, Goodluck Jonathan has received in audience the new president of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Omar Alieu Touray and the Vice President, Ms Damtien Tchintchibidja.

The meeting provide them the opportunity to share thoughts on the socio-political development of the sub-region under the umbrella of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

Jonathan shared the information on his official Twitter handle @GEJonathan as posted by Felix Omoko Blog.

The statement reads;

Today, I received in audience, the new President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, and the Vice President, Ms Damtien Tchintchibidja, with whom I shared thoughts on socio-political developments in the sub-region. -GEJ

Omar Alieu Touray is a Gambian diplomat , who has served as Gambia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 2007 to 2008 and has been Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs since March 2008 before his new appointment as the President of the ECOWAS Commission.

Damtien Tchintchibidja is new the Vice President of the ECOWAS Commission and she hailed from Togo.

The ECOWAS Commission is saddled with the responsibility of creating enabling environment that borders around the economics of West African states.