Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa (6th from left) with other Ghanaian and Nigerian diplomats
Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Ghana’s Foreign Minister, has begun his three-day working visit to Nigeria.
He was warmly received at the Nigerian Foreign Ministry by Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, Foreign Minister of Nigeria.
Ablakwa, in a statement, said their discussions focused on follow-up actions required on the vexed Alliance of Sahel States/Economic Community of West African States (AES/ECOWAS) matter after President John Dramani Mahama’s recent shuttle diplomacy to Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, and his subsequent engagement with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria.
“We further deliberated on enhanced trade and job creation within the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) framework, Pan-African priority projects such as the African Atlantic Gas Pipeline Project, the 1,028km Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Highway, which aims to connect Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Togo, Benin, and Nigeria,” he said.
“Our meeting also considered preparations for the ECOWAS@50 commemoration, which will be launched in Ghana later this month by President Mahama.”
Ablakwa said they deeply cherish the outstanding relations between Ghana and Nigeria.
