Jonas Ezieke, Abuja
The Chair of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and President of the Republic of Senegal, Bassirou Faye, paid an official visit today to the ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja, Nigeria.
He was accompanied by Senegal’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cheikh Niang, and representatives of the Senegalese Embassy in Nigeria.
He was received by the Vice President of the ECOWAS Commission, Mr. Anthony Oluwatosin Ogunjimi; the President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, Justice Ricardo Cláudio Monteiro GONÇALVES; and senior officials of the ECOWAS Commission and the Court.
Addressing staff of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, H.E. Bassirou FAYE described the Court as the Community’s principal judicial organ and underscored its important role in upholding the rule of law, protecting human rights and contributing to regional stability. The ECOWAS Chair reaffirmed his support for the Court in the discharge of its mandate, particularly in advancing the rule of law and safeguarding the rights of Community citizens.
In his welcome remarks, the President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, Honourable Justice Ricardo Cláudio Monteiro GONÇALVES, described the visit as particularly significant, noting that it marked the first time a serving Chair of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government had visited the Court in that capacity.
The visit underscored the importance attached to the role of the ECOWAS Court of Justice within the Community institutional framework and its contribution to the promotion of justice, the rule of law and the protection of the rights of citizens across the ECOWAS region.
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