Ghana is hosting an Extraordinary Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS) Summit on Thursday, September 16, 2021 at the Kempinski Hotel to deliberate on the coup d’état in Guinea.
According to Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Ms Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, at a press briefing today at the Ministry of Information on Wednesday, September 15, 2021, about 13 Heads of State are expected to attend the meeting with the exception of Guinea and Mali due to the political unrest in those countries. She said, the discussion is solely mounted on them.
Meanwhile, the Liberian President, George Weah, has arrived in Accra today, Wednesday morning for the upcoming Summit scheduled for tomorrow.
The police has however also announced some road blocks in certain areas of the country amidst the submit to facilitate the transportation of some Heads of States and Governments of who will participate in the extraordinary session.
According to them, areas to be affected include; the Kotoka International Airport, Opebia, Akuafo Roundabout, Afrikiko, Ako-Adjei interchange, National Theatre, Ridge Roundabout, and finally the Kempinski Hotel.