The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS has been urged to replicate the same strength used in addressing political issues to improve the economy of the region.
Nigeria Ambassador to Guinea Bissau and Cape Verde, John Usanga made the call when he appeared on NTA Diplomatic programme via zoom.
Usanga said that this was necessary if the the sub-region is to to benefit from its huge resources.
He also said that the recent agreement signed between the leaders of Guinea Bissau and Nigeria is already yielding fruit.
He also pointed out that Guinea Bissau has become a beautiful investment bride in the subregion that needed to be courted.
He however regretted that the economic ties between Guinea Bissau and Nigeria is at a low ebb.
He stressed that 96 percent of Nigerians doing business in Guinea Bissau are in the informal sector, mostly people trading in articles, spare parts and textile materials.
He said, “My drive is anchored on the fact that within the ECOWAS region itself, it is very easy to mobilise for the defence of democracy and stability through mobilisation of military forces and if we could easily do that we could also duplicate that on the economic front.”
He added that “it is time to begin to jointly direct attention to the economy while we also work to maintain public stability. our action plan is a direct interface of entrepreneurs from both the public and private sectors forging a common goal.”
He said on his part, he has commenced move to change the narratives of the economic ties between the two countries by vigorously pursuing a much more meaningful and mutually beneficial economic relations.
