Voice for the voiceless
By: Mohammed Jinadu The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was established to promote economic integration, peace, and stability across the region. However, in recent years, we have witnessed an unsettling trend: the danger of fragmentation and the rise of separatist movements within member states. This disunity poses a direct threat to the very…
“The 21st Century has been uniquely marked by untold degree of insecurity with attendant horrendous consequences on man and his environment. Within the Nigerian context, and with emphasis on physical security of lives and properties of citizens, that the nation’s insecurity has overstretched the capacity of Nigeria’s security agencies to say the least.” The above…
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has called on the Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament to tackle all forms of insecurity arising from acts of terrorism, ethnic conflicts and trans-border crime within the subregion. Lawan, in an address delivered on Monday at the 2023 First Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament, in…
