President Boakai Departs Liberia with Fourteen GOL Officials To Attend West Africa Economic Summit In Nigeria
June 19, 2025
By staff writer
Monrovia: President Joseph Boakai has departed the county with Twelve other GOL officials to Attend the West Africa Economic Summit in Abuja Nigeria
The West Africa Economic Summit, according to a release from the executive mansion, brings together Heads of State, senior government officials, private sector leaders, and development partners from across the region to explore strategies for accelerating trade, investment, and regional integration.
The summit is a key platform for shaping policies and partnerships that promote sustainable economic growth, job creation, and industrial development across West Africa.
President Boakai will address the Forum articulating Liberia’s vision for economic transformation and present investment opportunities in critical sectors in areas of agriculture, energy, infrastructure, tourism, and digital innovation.
Pres Boakai is expected to also hold series of bilateral and multilateral meetings with fellow regional leaders, investors, and institutions to advance Liberia’s development agenda and secure meaningful economic partnerships.
The WAES is being convened in fulfillment of a commitment made by Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during his chairmanship of ECOWAS in 2023 to organize a special summit focused on trade and investment in the region.
The forum will culminate in the ECOWAS Summit of Heads of State and Government on Sunday, June 22, where leaders will deliberate on pressing regional issues including economic cooperation, peace, security and sustainable development.
The Minister of Justice, Cllr. Oswald Tweh, will chair the Cabinet in consultation with the President via telephone, ensuring continued oversight and coordination of national governance While the President is away.
The President is traveling with following Government officials
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sara Beysolow Nyanti, Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, Minister of Commerce Magdalene Dagoseh, Minister of Agriculture, Alexander Nuetah, Minister of Mines and Energy, Wilmot Paye
Minister of Information, Tourism and Culture, Jerolinmek Piah, Chairman, National Investment Commission, Jeff Blibo, Minister of State Without Portfolio for Special Services
Samuel A. Stevquoah, National Security Advisor, Samuel Kofi Woods II, Senior Economic Advisor to the President, Morley Kamara, Managing Director, National Port Authority Sekou Dukuly, Managing Director, Liberia Petroleum Refining Company, Amos Tweh, Special Envoy for Tourism, Christopher Onanuga and Special Envoy for Trade and Investments, Hon. Mohammed Bah including the President teams on communication, security and protocol.
The President and his delegation are expected to return to Liberia Monday, June 23, 2025 following the conclusion of the summit,
