The prime minister said the country’s security situation worsened yearly despite the presence of foreign and regional forces.
“The heads of state again reiterated the firm position that had been taken earlier that there is absolutely no excuse for a change of government by coup d’etat.”
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, ahead of the 35th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Africa Union Heads of State and Government.
Egypt will face Senegal in the final on Sunday, while Cameroon will slug it out with Burkina Faso for a consolation third place medal.
Mr Akufo-Addo applauded President Umaro Sissoco Embalo of Guinea Bissau for foiling an attempted coup against his government on Tuesday.
The Super Falcons are expected to edge past the Lady Elephants of Ivory Coast, for a ticket to the AWCON in Morocco later this year.
Leaders of the West African bloc want the trend contained, fearing a negative impact capable of devastating other countries of the region.
President Muhammadu Buhari has been delegating the vice president to represent Nigeria at a series of ECOWAS leaders’ summits.
Mr Embalo assured Mr Buhari the situation had been brought under control and that “all is well, and normalcy fully restored.”
The province of Ituri and the neighbouring North Kivu province, long troubled by insecurity, have been under siege since May 6 due to violence by armed groups.
