“We will take democracy seriously, Democracy is very tough but it is the best form of government”

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been elected as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), according to the announcement made during the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS. This summit marked President Tinubu’s first official engagement within the African continent since assuming office on May 29, 2023. Upon his emergence, President Tinubu expressed a strong commitment to upholding democracy, emphasizing its challenges while recognizing it as the best form of government.

“We will take democracy seriously, Democracy is very tough but it is the best form of government,” he said upon his emergence on Sunday in Guinea-Bissau.