It is with deep sorrow that the world learnt of the passing of His Excellency General Muhammadu BUHARI, former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
On behalf of all the institutions of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), H.E. Dr Omar Alieu TOURAY, President of the ECOWAS Commission, extends his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family, to His Excellency President Bola Ahmed BOLA TINUBU, the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and to the entire Nigerian people.
ECOWAS salutes the memory of this distinguished statesman whose invaluable contributions greatly advanced democracy and regional integration in West Africa and across the African continent.
May his soul rest in paradise.
