The Vice President of ECOWAS Commission, Damtien Tchintchibidja, has described the threat of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger to quit the bloc as sad and heartening.She, however, said that ECOWAS was doing all it could to make the three countries rescind their threat to exit, and described the efforts as “work in progress.”
“We are stronger as a community. It’s like a family. You know, you’re always stronger when the family is unified, united. NAN reports that earlier in January, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger in January wrote to ECOWAS to notify it of their decision to quit the subregional bloc.