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Economic Community of West African State (ECOWAS) has appointed former president, Goodluck Jonathan as special envoy to lead the sub-regional body’s mediation mission in Mali.
Jonathan’s appointment was communicated to him in a letter signed by Mr Jean-Claude Kassi Brou, President of the ECOWAS Commission.
Ikechukwu Eze, media adviser to the former president, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.
Mali has been hit by protests fuelled by the outcome of parliamentary elections in March and April, perceived discontent over the government’s handling of the nation’s jihadist insurgency and worsening economic situation.
According to the statement by Eze, Jonathan, as a special envoy, is expected to facilitate dialogue “with all principal stakeholders in Mali, including President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, opposition leaders, civil society as well as religious organisations, towards resolving the worsening socio-political situation in the West African country”.
Speaking on his new appointment, Jonathan promised to do his best to ensure that the mission achieves the desired result.
He also thanked the President, Muhammadu Buhari for the support of the Nigerian Government, including providing an aircraft and other logistics needed to make the assignment successful.
