The President made the gesture during his opening speech at an extraordinary summit on the peace, political and security situation in the ECOWAS sub-region in Abuja on Saturday, February 24, 2024.
The meeting was the first ECOWAS summit since the junta-led nations exited the regional bloc on January 28, 2024.
Frustrated by the protracted sanctions and resultant excruciating effect on their countries, Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, in a joint statement, announced their immediate withdrawal from the regional economic body.
