Welcome Speech by the Commissioner for Education, Science and Culture, His Excellency Prof. Leopoldo AMADO at the Meeting between ECOWAS and WAKEOrg, Wednesday, November 11, 2020. Time: 11am.
Dear Commissioners,
Dear Representatives of the Commissioners
Dear Directors,
Dear WAKEORG Representatives
Dear ECOWAS Technicians
I want first of all welcome all of you to this meeting.
Although this meeting is preliminary, I am delighted to warmly welcome your presence, here and now, because of its unquestionable importance. Indeed, its a meeting to which we attach a double importance, due to two aspects that appear essential:
It is the first time that an NGO that dedicates scientific research in the economic field challenges the ECOWAS Departments in order to be able to carry out a joint activity of reflection and action on a pandemic that it has had and is having devastating economic and social effects. The fact that the proposal deals with an aspect that is a concern not only of the member states, but also of ECOWAS as a regional organization.
In reality, this meeting is nothing more than a listening session by our brothers and friends at WAKEORG, who will present us with the strength lines of the project that they intend to jointly implement with us for the year 2021. Specific questions and inquiries with a view to better understanding the WAKEORG proposal will come after the presentation.
After the meeting, the concerned Commissioners will organize a meeting among themselves and present a proposal to the Management Meeting and to the President of the Commission with a view to making the proposed Conference viable, while establishing the fund mobilization strategies. For all these reasons, I would like to reiterate my greetings to all those present and wish everyone a fruitful meeting, then inviting WAKEORG representatives to take the floor.