President Buhari and a cross section of Heads of States at the summit in Lome

President Buhari elected ECOWAS Chair

Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has been elected.

as chairman of ECOWAS to take over from Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe.

He was elected as chairman at the 53rd session of the ECOWAS Summit.

of Heads of states in Lome on Tuesday, July 31, 2018.

A Ghanaian High Court Judge was also sworn in together with three others.

to man the ECOWAS Court of Justice as part of the opening ceremony of the.

53rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of heads of states and governments of the subregional.

body.

Justice Edward Amoako Asante, who commenced his work as a circuit court judge.

and rose to the high court in Ghana would now sit with six other colleagues.

on the seven-member panel to adjudicate issues.

Justice Asante who has been at the bench and bar for 23years swore.

the oath before the 15 member ECOWAS heads of states.

Sory by Bright Ntramah

gbcghanaonline.

com.