Ex-President Jonathan appointed to board of European Council on Africa and Middle East

Former President, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has been appointed to the international advisory board of the European Corporate Council on Africa and the Middle East (ECAM Council).

By this appointment, Dr Jonathan becomes the first sub-Saharan African leader to serve on the board of the ECAM Council, a non-profit organisation established with the purpose of promoting and developing relations between the countries of Europe, Africa and the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region, with Italy playing a leading role.

Other members of the Advisory board are Tony Blair, former British Prime Minister, José Manuel Barroso, former President of the European Commission, Nayef Falah Al-Hajraf, Secretary-General GCC Gulf Cooperation Council and Amani Abou-Zeid, Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy at the African Union Commission (AUC).

A letter from the ECAM Council to the Office of Dr Jonathan informing him of the appointment states: “For your information, the Chairman of ECAM Council Dr Kamel Ghribi is well acquainted with Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. We are setting up an international advisory board of ECAM Council and Dr Ghribi would be delighted to welcome him on board.”

The letter explained that the Council was “founded with the purpose of developing realistic, effective and long-lasting solutions for more sustainable healthcare systems, with a special focus on the common issues affecting the Southern hemisphere of the globe.”

Ikechukwu Eze, Special Adviser to Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan said in a statement that the Ex-President will be attending this year’s ECAM Council’s high-level advisory board meeting holding in Italy on 30th May.

Every year in Italy, ECAM Council hosts a summit, in cooperation with The European House – Ambrosetti. It brings together a select group of heads of state, government ministers and heads of multilateral agencies.

It focuses on long-term investment and international partnerships in healthcare and infrastructure, as well as the contribution of the private sector in creating strategic hubs in the African continent.

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