Ghana’s president, Nana Akufo-Addo has been re-elected Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

The Extraordinary session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government of State was held on Wednesday, February 3, 2021, during which Akufo-Addo’s mandate to serve another one-year term as Chair of the Sub Regional body was renewed.

A statement issued indicated “… The Authority calls on His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of Republic of Ghana with the support of the Ministerial Ad hoc Committee on institutional reforms to lead a reflection on the issues and a report on this point be submitted to the ordinary session of the Authority to be held in June 2021”.

“To that effect, a consensus emerged from the heads of state and governments that His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo continues for a second term as Chair of the ECOWAS Authority to oversee the implementation of the reforms.”

“The heads of state and governments expressed sincere appreciation to His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana and Chair of ECOWAS Authority of heads of state and governments for his leadership in steering the affairs of the community” the statement said.

President Nana Akufo-Addo was elected by the 57th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as the new Chairman of the Authority in October 2020 at an ECOWAS meeting in Niger.

Akufo-Addo took over from President Mahamadou Issoufou of the Republic of Niger, who steered the affairs of the Authority for a year.