Nigeria’s former President, Goodluck Jonathan, has secured an international job.
He was appointed to serve on the International Advisory Board of the European Corporate Council on Africa and the Middle East (ECAM Council).
ECAM Council, a non-profit organisation, was established to promote and develop relations between the countries of Europe, Africa and the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region, with Italy playing a leading role.
Also, the ECAM 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.
With the appointment, Jonathan is the first sub-Saharan African leader to serve on the board of the ECAM Council.
Other members of the Advisory Board include the former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair; former President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso; the Secretary General GCC Gulf Cooperation Council, Nayef Falah Al-Hajraf; and the Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy at the African Union Commission (AUC), Amani Abou-Zeid.
ECAM Council’s letter of appointment to Jonathan stated: “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.”
Jonathan will be attending the 2022 ECAM Council’s high-level advisory board meeting holding in Italy on 30th of May.
Every year in Italy, ECAM Council hosts a summit, in cooperation with the European House – Ambrosetti.
The summit brings together a selected group of heads of state, government ministers and heads of multi-lateral agencies and 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.