President Bola Tinubu will be leaving for Nairobi, Kenya, tomorrow, (Saturday, July 15) to attend the Fifth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting (5thMYCM) of the African Union (AU), the Regional Economic Communities (RECs), the Regional Mechanisms (RMs), and the African Union Member States.
Presidential spokesperson, Dele Alake was made this known in a press statement on Friday.
As the Chairperson of ECOWAS, the Nigerian leader will join Heads of State and Government, Foreign Ministers of the AU Member-States, and high-level dignitaries at the mid-year meeting, which will take place on Sunday, July 16.
The meeting is being held under the AU’s theme for 2023, “Acceleration of African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Implementation.”
In his capacity as ECOWAS Chairperson, Tinubu will present a report on the status of regional integration in ECOWAS, highlighting actions carried out during the period under review by ECOWAS institutions, member-states, the private sector, and other stakeholders to deepen integration through trade, free movement of persons, investment promotion, infrastructure development, peace, security and stability.
The 5th MYCM will also involve the African Union Commission and the RMs.
The president will be accompanied by senior government officials.
