United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) September - December 1996 and delivered Nigeria's statement to the Assembly on 3 October 1996. At Bandung, Indonesia, 25–27 April 1995. Represented the Head of State, Commander-in-Chief at the 40th Anniversary Meeting of the Movement of Non-Aligned countries, Bandung, Indonesia, 28 April 1995. Led Nigeria's delegation to the Ministerial meeting of the Coordinating Bureau of the Non-Aligned Movement at Cartagena, Colombia, 18–20 May 1998 and delivered Nigeria's statement on 19 May 1998. Represented Head of State, Commander-in-Chief at the summit meeting of the Non-Aligned member countries of the United Nations Security Council in [New York] 4 October 1995. Represented Head of State, Commander-in-Chief at the 11th Summit of the Non-Aligned countries at Cartagena, Colombia, 18–20 October 1998 and delivered Nigeria's statement on 18 October 1998. Led Nigeria's delegation to the 52nd Session of the United Nations General assembly (UNGA) September - December 1997 and delivered Nigeria's statement to the Assembly on 23 September 1997. Functions at ECOWAS Chairman of ECOWAS council of ministers and ECOWAS committee of Nine on LiberiaC-9) from 26 July 1996. Chairman ECOWAS Ministerial Committee of Five on Sierra Leone. Led Nigeria's delegation to and chaired the 4th meeting of the ECOWAS Ministerial Committee of four on Sierra Leone (C-4) in New York, 11 July 1997. Led the delegation of the ECOWAS Ministerial Committee of Five (C-5) to New York and briefed both the Secretary-General and the Security Council under the Arria Formula, on the situation in Sierra Leone, 11 November 1997. Led Nigeria's delegation to and chaired the 8th meeting of the ECOWAS Ministerial Committee of Five on Sierra Leone (C-5) in New York, 5–6 February 1998. Led Nigeria's delegation to several ECOWAS ministerial meetings and Head of State summits around the sub-Region. Led the ECOWAS ministerial committee of nine (C-9) to successfully resolve the Liberian crisis. Supervised under the United Nations, the holding of the first postwar democratic election in Liberia in August 1997 and the establishment of a democratic government headed by Mr Charles G. Taylor. Roles in Sierra Leone The violent overthrow of the government of president Ahmad Tejan Kabbah on 25 May 1997 posed a threat not only to the peace and security of Sierra Leone but also the security and stability of the West African Sub-region. As chairman of the committee of four and five on Sierra Leone, he led negotiations and coordinated the delicate operations