Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has reacted to President Buari’s appointment from ECOWAS
On Thursday, the Presidents of West African countries under the aegis of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government appointed President Muhammadu Buhari as Champion of the COVID-19 response.
According to the Presidency, the appointment took place at the Extraordinary ECOWAS Summit on COVID-19 which was held via teleconferencing under the Chairmanship of His Excellency, Mahamadou Issoufou, President of the Republic of Niger.
During the teleconference, 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 for the betterment of lives in Member States.
But former Minister of Aviation, Mr Femi Fani-Kayode is not happy with the appointment of President Buhari as ECOWAS champion on COVID-19 response.
Fani-Kayode alleged that the Nigerian President is not fit to bag such an appointment, claiming that an appointment of such should not be given to someone who cannot take care of himself.
In a Twitter post, Friday, Fani-Kayode described the appointment as cataclysmic error.
“The greatest mistake that the ECOWAS leaders have made is to appoint Muhammadu Buhari as the leader of the fight against Covid 19,” the former Aviation minister said.
Continuing, Fani-Kayode who is a member of the opposition party said, “This is a cataclysmic error which they will deeply regret.”
He aded, “He can barely manage himself and now you ask him to manage a sub-region of 400 million people?”
