President BUHARI called on fellow ECOWAS leaders to look beyond the challenges posed by the COVID -19 pandemic and tap into various opportunities that it presents.

The President made this call during an extraordinary summit held by ECOWAS leaders via a video conference.

According to him, in every challenging situation such as the current one, there are also opportunities, and leaders should find such opportunities and take advantage of them.

During the teleconference, ECOWAS leaders appointed President BUHARI as the Champion to co-ordinate the COVID-19 response in the region.