ECOWAS Defence Chiefs Meet Over Counter-Terrorism Brigade Roadmap.

By Ferdinand Olise

The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has organised a working session with its Committee of the Chiefs of Defence Staff, CCDS, on stock taking of the responsibilities pertaining to the change of baton from an out-going to an in-coming Chair of the ECOWAS CCDS.

This was contained in a Statement by the Commission on Tuesday. The Commission said the working session took place at the Commission’s Headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria.

According to the statement, the Commission is working with relevant constituted authorities to ensure that the roadmap for the uninterrupted implementation of its counter-terrorism brigade is put in place to guarantee a more stable, prosperous region.

At the commencement of activities heralding the handing over of responsibilities processes, the President of the ECOWAS Commission, General Birame Diop, stressed the need for cohesion in the fight against terrorism which existential challenge is transnational in nature and requires a community-wide strategy to surmount.