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The Vice President of the ECOWAS Commission, Damtien Tchintchibidja, says that the subregional bloc is grooming West African children for tomorrow’s leadership roles.
Tchintchibidja made these remarks while interacting with newsmen during a sensitisation programme for students, on Monday, in Abuja.
TheNewsZenith reports that the programme is aimed at sensitising the youth on the mission, achievements and vision of ECOWAS.
The Commission organised the programme as part of activities to mark its 49th anniversary.
“We have been doing it over the years. We’ve done it in the past. And this is our way of reaching out to members of our community.
“And because we pride ourselves as being the ECOWAS of the People.
“So it is important that we get closer to the people. It is also imperative for people to understand what we do and how our work impacts their livelihoods.
“So, it’s important that we reach out to the youth because these are our future leaders.
“We want to instil ECOWAS values in those young children to ensure that tomorrow, they will be the new leaders of ECOWAS,” she said.
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The Vice President said that ECOWAS has been receiving positive feedback on the impacts of their efforts on the children, which she described as encouraging.
“We’ve done this over the years. For example, last year, there’s been positive feedback and we intend to do more in other member states.
“This is because by organising this kind of programme, we’re able to disseminate information on our agenda and objectives,” Tchintchibidja said.
According to her, the Commission is also trying to get closer to the people to enable them to understand ECOWAS better as an institution.
“So, the feedback, from my perspective, is positive because we must reach out to all levels of our community.
“It’s not just people, who are at the political level, who tend to engage with us more often in terms of the work we do, but also with normal citizens and especially our children,” she said.
The VP said that ECOWAS has been carrying out other activities, apart from education for children.
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