ECOWAS open to Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso’s return – Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu said on Friday the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) would continue to persuade the military leaders of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso to return their nations to the fold.

Tinubu, who is the Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, reaffirmed this position at a meeting with ECOWAS Chiefs of Defence Staff in Abuja.

The defence chiefs had during a meeting in Abuja reaffirmed their commitment to the return of the three countries to ECOWAS.