Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) recently paid homage to President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf as she attended her last summit of the regional body as President of Liberia. The Chairperson of ECOWAS and President of Togo, Faure Essonzimna Gnassingbe, devoted a significant portion of his opening remarks to the honor of President Sirleaf. “I would like to take the opportunity, ladies, and gentlemen, to seize this exceptional opportunity to pay a final tribute to the one we all know as the ‘Iron Lady,’ Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of the Republic of Liberia,” the release quotes the Chairperson of ECOWAS as saying. Meanwhile, regional leaders and guests congratulated President Sirleaf and the Liberian people for respecting the rule of law throughout the country’s electoral process. Others were the Liberian Ambassador to Nigeria, Professor Al-Hassan Conteh, and Montserrado County Representative Josephine Francis.

Source: Daily Observer December 18, 2017 02:26 UTC