The National Commission for the co-ordination and control of the proliferation of small arms, ammunition and light Weapons , NATCOM has described President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s emergence as the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS as an added impetus to the present administration’s efforts towards moving Nigeria forward and the sub-region in general.

The Director General of the Commission Dr. Baba Mohammed in a statement issued in Abuja said NATCOM was elated to hear the news that President Tinubu was elected chairman at the 63rd Ordinary Session of the regional bloc held in Bissau, capital of Guinea-Bissau.

The commission is confident that the Nigerian leader will not disappoint West Africans in the trust bestowed on him as new leader with an enormous responsibility.

As Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government , NATCOM wished president Tinubu a fruitful tenure in office, hoping to see the restoration of ECOWAS as the bastion of democracy, good governance and a leader in fighting terrorism and climate change on the continent as well as improved trade relations on the continent.

With NATCOM ‘s establishment in line with ECOWAS protocol, the Nigeria and the entire West African sub region’s security, unemployment and economic challenges can be positively moved forward if the commission’s aim is fully realized.

The commission promised total support to the present administration’s lofty agenda.