Accra, Aug. 29, GNA- Mr Kwasi Adu- Amankwah, Secretary-General of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), has been elected as the President of the Organization of Trade Unions of West Africa (OTUWA). A statement issued by the Public Affairs Department of the TUC on Friday said Mr Adu-Amankwah was elected at the OTUWA General Council meeting held in Bamako, Mali.

Other members elected were Mrs Rabiatu Serah Diallo of Guinea (Vice-president), Mr Desejado Lima Da Losta of Guinea-Bissau (Second Vice-president) and Mr Fakoroban Toure of Cote d'Ivoire (Secretary-General).

The rest are Mr Lamine Fall of Senegal (Assistant Secretary-General in charge of International Relations), Mr Seydou Diara of Mali (Assistant Secretary-General in charge of Economic Affairs and Finance) and Mr Owei Lakemfa of Nigeria (Assistant Secretary General in charge of Education, Training, Press and Documentation).

The statement said the newly elected members replace the provisional executive committee of the organization.

It said the General Council of OTUWA retained the secretariat of the organization in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.