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ECOWAS: ‘Rule Of Law Has Become Rule Of Rich’ – Falana Calls For Improve In Tenure Elongation

Femi Falana (SAN) has urged leaders of ECOWAS to approve a tenure of two terms…

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Femi Falana (SAN) has urged leaders of Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) to approve a tenure of two terms for presidents without further delay, adding that, in this era of military coup d’etat across West Africa, it was imperative.

he said: ”A tenure of two terms should be approved by ECOWAS for presidents in the region. In 2015, it was opposed by Togo while in 2022 Senegal, and Cote D’Ivoire did the same.”

“The 30 years struggle by ECOWAS, to establish a regional currency, ECO to promote trade and development in the region have been hijacked with the collaboration of some leaders, particularly President Emmanuel Macron of France who has taken over the responsibility of establishing and even printing the new currency.

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“This still shows colonial influence. We must take advantage of the political crisis in West Africa to launch the ECO as the currency for the region.”

“We don’t want military rule, our development will be constrained. There is urgent need to address tenure elongation in West Africa. What we call rule of law has become rule of the rich; rule of the few,”

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