President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently presiding over the 67th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Abuja.

President Tinubu, who was re-elected to a second term of Chairmanship of the Authority on July 7, 2024, in Abuja, having served his first term from July 9, 2023, will be handing over the role to another president of a member state today.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, had hinted at the leadership change during the closing session of the 94th Ordinary Meeting of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers on Friday night.

“As the agenda of the Summit we endorsed indicated the election of a new Chair of Authority, this may be my last Council Session as the Chair of this Council,” Tuggar said.

Meanwhile, sources at the ongoing 67th Session of the Authority reliably hinted that President Tinubu will be succeeded as Chairman by the President of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio.

The election of a new Chairperson of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS, is a prominent agenda item at the 67th ordinary sessions.

As of May 2025, when the regional bloc celebrated its 50 years anniversary , twelve countries Benin, Cape Verde, Cote d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo.