Nigeria’s former Head of State and one of the founding fathers of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, General Yakubu Gowon, has called on the regional bloc to lift sanctions on Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger Republic.

While noting that Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger were three important Member States, he equally called on them to withdraw their notices to leave ECOWAS.

David Vincent has the details.