NIGERIA (Abuja)-The Economic Communities of West African States (ECOWAS) has commiserated with the government and the people of Sierra Leone over the death of their former President, Mr. Ahmad Tejan Kabbah.

In a statement issued by the commission from its secretariat situated in Abuja, the President of the Commission, Mr. Kadre Ouedraogo said the deceased would be remembered for successfully leading the country at a very delicate period in its history.

“On behalf of the community, I wish convey our sincere condolences to the family, the government and people of Sierra Leone as they mourn a great son of West Africa,

“He deployed his vast experiences in the UN system in managing the country’s economic challenges and political upheaval,’’ it said.

The statement quoted him as also saying that the region recalled how he guided the nation through the process of national reconciliation and recovery after a devastating civil war.

Ouédraogo urged the people of Sierra Leone to build on the legacy of the late President.