IPNEWS: Liberian businessman and politician Benoni W. Urey has been appointed as Liberia’s Country Representative Member on the ECOWAS Business Council (EBC).
The appointment was announced on Thursday, November 12, 2026, by Nigerian industrialist and Council Chairman Aliko Dangote.
Invited by Aliko Dangote, Urey joins the exclusive council representing private-sector leaders from ECOWAS member states to advise regional heads of state on trade, industrialization, and integration.
He is slated to attend the council’s inaugural meeting on November 27, 2026, in Lagos, Nigeria, emphasizing the inclusion of Liberian entrepreneurs and young enterprises in regional growth.
Urey chairs PLC Investments Group, co-founded Lonestar Cell MTN, and manages interests in agribusiness, real estate, and media. His background also includes public-sector roles such as Commissioner of Maritime Affairs and leadership positions at the Agricultural Cooperative Development Bank and the Liberia Electricity Corporation.
