Japan donates $600,000 to ECOWAS anti-drug war
Japan donated
600,000 dollars to the Economic Community of West African States
(ECOWAS) Commission on Monday, in Abuja, to combat drug trafficking in
the sub-region.
The Japanese
ambassador in Nigeria, Mr. Toshitsugu Uesawa, while presenting the
cheque, said the gesture was part of the country’s effort to checkmate
the rising wave of drug trafficking and organised crime in the
sub-region.
“This time, I am
more than happy to be here to present a sort of small contribution to
the area of drug trafficking. We want to continue our little efforts to
have good relations with ECOWAS because ECOWAS has a huge potential,”
Mr. Uesawa said.
The envoy decried
the menace of drug trafficking in the region and stressed the need for
better governance and cooperation among ECOWAS member states.
He noted that combating drug trafficking would help bring peace, stability, security, and economic growth to West Africa.
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