Vice President YEMI OSINBAJO has departed Nigeria for Ghana to attend the Extraordinary Summit of the Economic Community of West African States ECOWAS.

This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the Vice- President on Media and Publicity, LAOLU AKANDE.

OSINBAJO, who is representing President MUHAMMADU BUHARI, at the summit will join other leaders in the region to discuss the political crisis in Mali and the security situation in the sub-region at large.

According to the statement, the Vice President will also meet with representatives of the Nigerian community in Ghana to discuss issues bothering on their wellbeing in the West African country.