President Bola Tinubu has said he would support a proposal for the direct election of members into the parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

He said the move would give citizens of member states a say in who represents them.

Tinubu made the remark when he swore in 97 members into the 6th ECOWAS parliament at the Abuja International Conference Centre.

His comments came on the backdrop of the ECOWAS parliament being peopled by existing lawmakers from the 15 member states.

According to him, the practice of directly electing public officers aligns with democratic principles, principles that Nigeria upholds.

He assured members of the sixth ECOWAS Parliament that Nigeria, as host of the community, will continue to support them to achieve their objectives.

The ECOWAS parliament, also known as the Community parliament was established under Articles 6 and 13 of the ECOWAS Revised Treaty of 1993.