On Thursday, February 3, 2022, leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will meet in Accra to discuss the military coup in Burkina Faso.
President Roch Marc Kabore of Burkina Faso was deposed last week by the army of Lt. Col. Paul Henry Sandaogo.
They claim that the president has failed to deal with the country’s Islamist militants.
Burkina Faso has been suspended from all ECOWAS activities as a means of pressuring them to return to democratic governance.
At the meeting, ECOWAS will work to find a long-term solution to the political crisis in Burkina Faso and other African countries.
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Ahead of the meeting, the Ghana Police Service through Accra Regional Command announced a temporary closure of some principal roads in the region.
A press statement signed by Head of Public Affairs Unit, Greater Accra Regional Police Command, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Juliana Obeng, stated that some principal roads in Accra will be closed to motorists and will be opened immediately after the summit.
Some affected roads are; Jubilee Lounge (KIA) to Liberation Road at Opeibea, Liberation Road from Airport traffic light through the Independence Avenue to National Theatre traffic light, and Kempinski Hotel to National Theatre on the Independence Avenue through to Ako Adjei.
Meanwhile, the police statement added that Motor Traffic Police officers have been assigned to vantage points to offer the needed assistance to motorists.
This urged the public to adhere to the changes and cooperate with the police.
