Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS) Department of Political Affairs Peace and Security Holds Coordinating Retreat – African Business

The Retreat of the Division of Political Affairs Peace and Safety (PAPS) started on the tenth of February, 2023 in Lagos Nigeria.

The 4-Day retreat serves as a platform to deliberate on the mandate and programmes of the Division of Political Affairs Peace and Safety (PAPS). It additional serves as a possibility for employees to have a transparent imaginative and prescient of the brand new administration of ECOWAS Fee and to undertake planning for its operationalization and actions in 2023, going ahead.

On this regard, the individuals on the retreat are additionally discussing the set priorities of the brand new ECOWAS Fee’s Administration group and the imaginative and prescient of the PAPS Commissioner. They may also be taking a important take a look at institutional, administrative and human useful resource challenges inside PAPS in addition to different pertinent workers points.

Moreover, the retreat offers a possibility for the re-examination of the working relationship with the companions who’ve been offering assist within the space of peace and safety, a re-definition of joint actions between PAPS and companions whereas charting a roadmap for endeavor the a lot wanted group constructing drive amongst workers of the Division.

With a tradition of change in thoughts in his opening remarks, the Commissioner, PAPS, Dr. Abdel-Fatau Musah pressured the necessity for individuals to take a deep reflection on figuring out methods for efficient planning and implementation, whereas creating a transparent pathway in tackling the myriad of challenges of peace and safety points within the area, in 2023.

Commissioner Musah added: “Our gathering right here presents an awesome alternative for us to mirror on our imaginative and prescient and mandate and re-engineer our focus in transferring ahead our Division in main successfully the ECOWAS Peace and Safety agenda and consequently contributing our quota to the Imaginative and prescient 2050 ECOWAS of the Folks: Peace and Prosperity for All, and the 4 × 4 present Administration goals”.

Welcoming individuals earlier, the Director Peacekeeping and Regional Safety (DPKRS) Dr. Cyriaque Agnekethomand Chairman of the retreat planning committee, famous that lengthy awaited retreat comes with quite a lot of excessive expectations as exemplified with the saying: “When being pregnant turns into tough, the infant is normally lovely”.

With Rev. John Nkum as Lead Facilitator, the theme of the retreat is “A fit-for-Goal PAPS to handle new Peace and Safety Challenges within the ECOWAS Area”.

The Retreat is organized by PAPS, in collaboration with GIZ ECOWAS Peace and Safety Structure and Operations (EPSAO) venture and the Organized Crime: West Africa Response to Trafficking (OCWAR) programme, with monetary assist of the EU, the German Federal Ministry for Financial Cooperation and Growth (BMZ) and the German Federal Ministry of International Affairs (GFFO).  It is usually being supported by senior officers of related Directorates on the ECOWAS Fee.

A minute silence for the departed colleagues- Dr. Eyesan Okorodudu and Mr. Olivier Zoué was noticed at its graduation. It will likely be recalled that the final PAPS retreat befell in 2016.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Financial Group of West African States (ECOWAS).