Sierra Leone’s President Ernest Bai Koroma on Tuesday urged his new High Commissioner to Nigeria to ensure mutual economic benefits in the relationship between the two countries.
Nigeria’s status as the largest economy in Africa and the most powerful in West Africa makes it a strategic partner, said President Koroma at a special sending off ceremony for Haja Afsatu Olayinka Kabba who was recently appointed to the position.
She replaces the current Energy Minister Henry Macaulay who was appointed to his position in July 2014.
Ms Kabba, a former minister, will be accredited to seven other countries in addition to Nigeria, including the Central African Republic.
Koroma said the instability in some of these countries requires proactive diplomacy to address them. He said as an envoy to the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas), Ms Kabba must also work in light of the transformational agenda of the sub-regional bloc.
Ecowas is going through a transformation and Sierra Leone should be apart of that, the President said. He added: “I know the responsibility is great but I also know you have the capability to do it.”
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