![Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, on Tuesday emerged the Chairperson, Board of Governors of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment & Development [EBID].](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DG8485mVYAAZ55w.jpg)
Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun has, on Tuesday, emerged the Chairperson, Board of Governors of the Economic Community of West African States [ECOWAS] Bank for Investment and Development [EBID].
Mrs. Adeosun’s emergence came at the end of the 15th Ordinary Meeting of the board of governors of ECOWAS bank in Abuja.
The meeting was declared open by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.
It was attended by the ministers of finance and members of the board of the banks from Benin, Burkina Faso, Capo Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo.
Speaking on prioritising industrialisation and agricultural development as part of her acceptance speech, she said:
“Potentially, these areas also provide investors with profitable investment opportunities in our community.
“Equally critical is the work that is being done to promote regional integration in our sub-region,” she stressed.
She then proffered ways the 15-member countries of ECOWAS could promote regional integration and inclusive development in the sub-region.
Mrs. Adeosun noted that past economic growth in the region was not inclusive and called for a new model that would ensure opportunities are shared and enjoyed by more citizens.
She succeeds her counterpart from the Niger Republic, Hassoumi Massoudou.
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