President Buhari is set to receive the Democracy Icon Award by the ECOWAS

For ‘defending and promoting democracy’, ECOWAS to honor Pres. Buhari with Democracy Icon award

ECOWAS Chairman & Guinea Bissau’s President, Umaro Embalo on March 7, said this is in recognition of Buhari’s achievements in the defence & promotion of democracy as a system of government throughout the subregion.

According to a statement by presidential spokesperson, Embalo said this at a bilateral meeting with Buhari in Doha, Qatar.

According to him, the Nigerian leader had done more than any other to support democratic governments in West Africa, just as he had done in waging battles against the emergence of non-democratic regimes.

"For this, said the ECOWAS Chairman President Buhari will have his name on the Roll of Honor in the community’s new headquarters building upon its completion in Abuja, so that future generations of West African citizens will know about the greatness he achieved & to copy his laudable examples," he said.