President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday urged the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to fast track its integration process.
Buhari , who spoke at the 48th ECOWAS summit in Abuja, said the most effective way to speed up the process is through accelerated and focused investments.
The investments, he stressed must be in key sectors of the economy including but not limited to energy, transportation, road and rail networks.
He also noted that insufficient power supply had been identified as a major obstacle to investments in the region.
He said: “As we make individual efforts to boost power supply in our respective countries, we should accelerate the implementation of critical infrastructure such as the West African Gas Pipeline Project, while remaining committed to the promotion of alternative and renewable energy sources.
“Urgent steps need to be taken to encourage intra – regional trade among member states in order to boost employment generation and trade relations.”
Source: The Nation
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