Former Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, said Nigeria’s political and economic elites need to play a more proactive role to speed up economic and integration of the West African region.
Mr. Akufo-Addo whose tenure ended in January 2024 was speaking in Abuja during the presentation memoirs of former Nigeria military head of state General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd).
“I cannot miss the chance re-echo an important hobby of mine, and that is the appeal I’ve made before in this great country to the political and economic elite of the Federal Republic—to aggressively take the leadership of West Africa and Africa’s efforts to unite our nations and promote e-commerce,” he said.
Akufo-Addo insisted that Nigeria has to make its democracy and economy work so that it could rub off on the rest of the region.
“That evolution cannot succeed without you, but you will be its greatest beneficiary. I am aware that, like all the rest of us, you have significant problems on your own, which require urgent attention. However, history cannot and does not wait,” he added.
