The permanent secretary of the Ministry of Defence, Ibrahim Kana, has described Nigeria’s foreign policy as Afrocentric.
Mr Harris expressed concern over the impact of money laundering and the financing of terrorism on the socio-economic development in West Africa.
In July 2023, the regional bloc imposed sanctions on Niger following a coup that toppled the country’s President Mohamed Bazoum.
ECOWAS leaders would also address the political situation in Senegal at the Abuja meeting.
Mr Chambas also called on Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger military leaders to withdraw their threat to exit from the sub-regional bloc.
“The drive for a peaceful, strong, and united West Africa is bigger than any one person or group of people.”
Mr Tinubu charged the Nigerian Army to “upscale the fight against insecurity, which has robbed us of peace and progress.”
The ECOWAS Commission’s president said the withdrawal notifications by the Niger Republic, Mali and Burkina Faso had wider implications.
An oasis of stability and a shining light in a highly politically volatile region, Senegal was one of the few countries on the continent that others looked up to.
Nigeria are now the highest-ranked team in the tournament.
