By our reporter| President Muhammadu Buhari was on Thursday named President Muhammadu Buhari champion of COVID-19 by leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
Buhari by virtue of the position will coordinate the COVID-19 response in the sub-region.
Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, who made the disclosure via his verified Twitter handle, said the sub-regional body made the decision after a virtual summit on Thursday.
Adesina tweeted, ”ECOWAS leaders at an extraordinary summit held by video conference have appointed President Muhammadu Buhari as Champion that will coordinate the COVID-19 response in the sub-region. All the other Presidents will be available to support President Buhari”.
“The Heads of State will be discussing the Situation and Impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic in the ECOWAS Region. Preceding this Extraordinary Summit, the Ministers in Charge of Finance and the Governors of Central Banks from the Region held a virtual Extraordinary Session on April 21, 2020 on the COVID-19 situation,” it said.
According to updates from the West African Health Organisation (WAHO) as of Tuesday, the confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the region are 5,774.
But 1,616 patients have recovered from the disease
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