On behalf of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, I wish to congratulate HE Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé on his swearing-in as President of the Republic of Togo following the election of April 25, 2015.

Today’s ceremony by Togo’s Constitutional Court is another milestone in the consolidation of democracy in our sub-region. This election is a victory for all the people of the Republic of Togo.

We salute all who participated in the democratic process including members of the opposition, and all domestic and international observers.

ACCRA, 04 May 2015

H.E. John Dramani Mahama

Chair of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government