ECOWAS COMMISSION PRESIDENT, H.E. GENERAL BIRAME DIOP, MEETS WITH MEMBERS OF THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE COMMITTEE

ECOWAS COMMISSION PRESIDENT, H.E. GENERAL BIRAME DIOP, MEETS WITH MEMBERS OF THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE COMMITTEE

Abuja, Nigeria, 18 September 2026: The President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E. General Birame DIOP, met with members of the Permanent Representative Committee (PRC) of ECOWAS Member States at the new Headquarters of the Commission in Abuja, Nigeria. As the primary interface between the ECOWAS Commission and Member States, ECOWAS Resident and Permanent Representations play a critical role in advancing the regional integration agenda.

The meeting marked H.E. General DIOP’s first engagement with members of the PRC since assuming office as President of the ECOWAS Commission one month ago. It provided an opportunity to brief the PRC members on the current state of the Community and outline the key priorities of his administration, in line with the decisions of the 69th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, held on 19 July 2026 in Lungi, Sierra Leone. Addressing the PRC members, H.E. General DIOP underscored the importance of collective action, solidarity, mutual respect, tolerance and equity in building an integrated, resilient, peaceful and prosperous West Africa.

_“It is a privilege for me to be given the opportunity to serve our Community. We need to have a common understanding of where we are today as a Community and what we need to do to move our Community forward. Let us work together in solidarity as a team to build the ECOWAS of the People, in line with the vision of our Founding Fathers,_ ” H.E. General DIOP declared. The ECOWAS Commission President reaffirmed the importance of close collaboration between the Commission and Member States’ Representations in strengthening regional cooperation and advancing the objectives of the Community.