Buhari Named Champion Of Coronavirus Response By ECOWAS

President Muhammadu Buhari has been appointed as the champion to coordinate the Coronavirus (COVID-19) response in West Africa by the leaders of the Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS). 

Buhari’s senior media adviser, Femi Adesina, announced the appointment in a tweet on Thursday. 

Adesina said the ECOWAS leaders reached the decision at an extraordinary summit held via a video conference on Thursday. 

ECOWAS leaders at an extraordinary summit held by video conference have appointed President Muhammadu Buhari as Champion that will coordinate the COVID-19 response in the sub-region. All the other Presidents will be available to support President Buhari.

— Femi Adesina (@FemAdesina) April 23, 2020

Other presidents from West Africa would be working with Buhari to curb the spread of the virus in the sub-region. 

Finance ministers and governors of central banks from the region had held a virtual meeting on Monday on the COVID-19 situation in the region. 

Meanwhile, so far, West Africa has over 5,000 confirmed cases of Coronavirus. 

Nigeria, as of Wednesday, had recorded a total of 873 confirmed cases of the virus with 197 recoveries and 28 deaths.