{"id":28002,"date":"2011-08-15T22:45:58","date_gmt":"2011-08-16T02:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sierraexpressmedia.com\/?p=28002"},"modified":"2011-08-15T22:45:58","modified_gmt":"2011-08-16T02:45:58","slug":"sierra-leones-ministers-join-colleagues-to-approve-and-ratify-ecowas-conventions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sierraexpressmedia.net\/?p=28002","title":{"rendered":"Sierra Leone\u2019s ministers join colleagues to approve and ratify ECOWAS conventions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Three man delegation including two Sierra Leonean Government Ministers, Hon. Alhaji\u00a0 F.B. L Mansaray from the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development and Deputy Foreign Affairs &amp; International Cooperation Minister Hon. Mrs. Ebun\u00a0 Jusu and head of Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS) unit at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development Yusuf Benga\u00a0 Samah have on Monday August 15, 2011 arrived in the Federal Republic of Nigeria to attend the Sixty Sixth\u00a0 session of the (ECOWAS) Council of\u00a0 Ministers scheduled to hold on August 17<sup>th<\/sup> and 18<sup>th<\/sup> respectively, to enable them decide, approve and ratify several decisions taken in some time past by various departments under the ECOWAS Commission.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to head of Sierra Leone\u2019s ECOWAS unit at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development Yusuf Benga Samah, \u201cmeetings of these sorts are called to enable Government Ministers in charge of ECOWAS matters to deliberate on decisions taken by various departments before ratification\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to him, \u201ccrucial matters, which Ministers are constrained to conclusively resolve are often referred to the level of ECOWAS Heads of State\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The two days Sixty\u2013sixth Ordinary session of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers will see attendees deliberate\u00a0 on\u00a0 the following; presentation and Consideration of the 2011 Interim Report of the President of the ECOWAS\u00a0 Commission: Status of Tasks Assigned from the 65th Ordinary session of the ECOWAS Council<sup>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/sup>of Ministers: Presentation and Consideration of the Financial Controller\u2019s 2011 interim Report: Presentation and Consideration of the Reports of the 18<sup>th<\/sup> Meeting of the Audit Committee: Presentation and Consideration of the Report on the Audit of recruitments: Presentation and Consideration of the Report of the ninth Meeting of the Administration and Finance Committee: Presentation and Consideration of the Report of the Ad-hoc ministerial Committee on Construction of Headquarters of Community Institutions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yusuf Benga Samah also said ECOWAS Ministers will endorse the following: presentation of the Report of the Meeting of the ministerial committee on Agriculture Environment and Water Resources to review the 2010 achievements and the 2011 prospects under the ECOWAS\/CAADP process held in Accra 3<sup>rd<\/sup> February 2011: Presentation of the Report of the Meeting of Ministers responsible for Livestock to validate the strategic Action plan for the Development and Transformation of Livestock farming in ECOWAS Member States held in Bamako(Mali)10<sup>th<\/sup> March 2011:Presentation of the Report\u00a0 of the Meeting of Transport, Infrastructure and Energy on the draft regulation of the Projects Preparation Development Unit (PPDU) and the Harmonization of Axle Load Control Policy in the ECOWAS Member States held in Accra Ghana 1<sup>st<\/sup> April 2011:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">They will also endorse the Presentation of the Report of the Meeting of Ministers of Justice of ECOWAS Member States held in Abuja 16-17 May 2011: the Presentation of the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> meeting of ECOWAS Ministers in Charge of Mineral Resources held in Accra Ghana on 3<sup>rd<\/sup> June 2011, Presentation of the Report of the Ministers in Charge of security Operations in Member states held in Abuja Nigeria 6<sup>th<\/sup> November 2009.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sierraexpressmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/ECOWAS-Council-of-Ministers-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28006\" title=\"ECOWAS Council of Ministers 2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sierraexpressmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/ECOWAS-Council-of-Ministers-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The meeting will also see the presentation on the launch of the ECOMAC Data-base, the presentation of the Memoranda relating to the Application of Mr. Mohammed Bello Adoke, Nigeria\u2019s justice Minister, for a post at the United Nations International Law Commission and Consideration of the Draft Agenda of the next Summit of the Heads of State and Government.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yusuf Benga Samah said it is imperative for the Hon Finance Minister to attend the conference because he is charged with the responsibility of handling ECOWAS matters. In addition, the ECOWAS unit in Sierra Leone is under the direct supervision of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cTo make mention of the attendance of the Hon. Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister need not be over emphasized because most of the decisions to be taken are characterized by Foreign relations\u201d. Said\u00a0 Samah said<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Arrival at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, the three man delegation was received by a delegation of Sierra Leone High Commission officials led by the High Commissioner H.E Henry O. Macauley, Deputy Major General Sam Mbomah, and Head of Chancery Duwai S. Lungay, First Secretary Rakie Macarthy. To make mention of Information Attach\u00e9 Pasco Gerald Temple need not be over emphasized.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Stay with Sierra Express Media, for your trusted place in news!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three man delegation including two Sierra Leonean Government Ministers, Hon. Alhaji\u00a0 F.B. 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