Ecowas Condoles Nation Over Death of President Umar Musa

6 May 2010
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Economic Community of West African States (Abuja)
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Abuja — The ECOWAS Commission has received with a profound sense of shock and sadness, the death of President Musa Yar'Adua, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and current Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS, who passed away on Wednesday, 5th May 2010 after a protracted illness.

As we all know, for some time he was not able to chair the meeting of the Authority of Heads of State and Government and during this time, all the Member States had wished that he would recover in order to resume the chairman and provide the good leadership that characterized his tenure.

Although mild mannered, he had an inner strength that was radiated to all his colleagues and which enabled him to inspire them to take difficult decisions for the benefit of the Community. During his tenure between 2009 and 2010, he was very active in spearheading regional efforts towards ensuring that the goals of regional integration, in particular, peace and security, were achieved.

Notable was his commitment to the cause of conflict prevention in the region, including the proactive engagement of parties to the peace processes in Guinea, Guinea Bissau and Niger. ECOWAS therefore wishes to convey its deepest condolences to the wife, family and the government and people of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for this irreparable loss. Our common prayer is that they find strength to cope with this loss.

The ECOWAS Commission also wishes to congratulate the new Nigerian President, His Excellency, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCON and hereby calls on him to continue in upholding Nigeria's commitment to the values of regional integration and development.

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