ECOWAS allocated $13m to counter-terrorism, humanitarian efforts – Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu said on Sunday the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has allocated at least $13 million to support counter-terrorism efforts in frontline and humanitarian efforts in the sub-region.
Tinubu, according to a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, stated this at the Sixth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union in Accra, Ghana.
Tinubu, who is the Chairman of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of States and Governments, said the sub-regional body, has allocated $9 million to assist refugees, internally displaced persons, and asylum seekers, while $4 million was provided to support frontline states in the fight against terrorism.
He said: “ECOWAS has allocated $9m to assist persons of concern, including refugees, internally displaced persons, and asylum seekers.
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“The frontline member states in the fight against terrorism have also been supported with $4m under the ECOWAS Counter-Terrorism Humanitarian Response.”
The Nigerian leader also announced that ECOWAS would convene a special extraordinary session to discuss its future, including ongoing talks with estranged member states Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso.
The date of the meeting was not disclosed.
The allocation is part of ECOWAS’s efforts to strengthen regional security and address humanitarian challenges, with the bloc seeking additional funding options for its $2.6 billion Standby Force.
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