President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, called on ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government to take measures to stem migration of youths in the sub-region through the Sahara Desert and the Mediterranean Sea to Europe, which has led to thousands of deaths of sub-Saharan Africans.In his valedictory speech at the 47th ordinary session of ECOWAS in Accra, Ghana, President Jonathan urged African leaders to discuss the matter at the June AU.
President Jonathan’s call is coming on the heels of a decision taken by the European Union, EU, to deploy a Naval task force to check the activities of human traffickers in the Mediterranean.
President Jonathan, in his speech that was punctuated by standing ovation from the sub-regional leaders, noted that though Africa had attained some modest achievements in recent time, noting that the issue of traffickers which had led to the death of many innocent persons represent a dent on the continent.
He said: “While we are making real progress in many core areas, there are issues that require our attention.
“In the past few years, we have witnessed a growing wave of young men and women from our sub-region undertaking very perilous journeys across the Sahara desert and the Mediterra-nean Sea to Europe.”
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