President Tinubu arrives in Accra for crucial AU summit (photos)

President Bola Tinubu has touched down in Accra, Ghana, to attend the sixth mid-year coordination meeting of the African Union.

As Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, the Nigerian leader departed Abuja on Saturday morning before landing at Kotoka International Airport in Accra hours later.

Tinubu was received at the airport by the Ghanian Deputy Minister of Education, Prof Kingsley Nyarko; Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tugar and Charge D’Affaires, Nigerian High Commission in Ghana, Ambassador Dayo Adeoye, among other officials.

A statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, on Friday, read, “In his capacity as the Chairman of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Tinubu will address the meeting on the status of regional integration across various areas in Africa.”

Ngelale said the President will highlight the achievements and challenges encountered in West Africa since the last meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, in July 2023.

He added that the President will present the ‘2024 Report on the State of the Community,’ focusing on peace, regional security, governance, economic integration, humanitarian and social development, energy, mines and agriculture.

According to Ngelale, in Accra, the items on the agenda will include evaluating the AU’s early warning and conflict prevention mechanisms and promoting cooperation among regional economic communities to accelerate integration.

The presidential aide added that a declaration will be adopted at the end of the meeting, with the theme ‘Educate and Skill Africa for the 21st Century.’

See the photos of the President’s arrival below.