{"id":165185,"date":"2025-06-01T21:57:32","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T20:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/lead-by-example-end-disobedience-of-ecowas-court-judgments"},"modified":"2025-06-01T22:58:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T21:58:29","slug":"lead-by-example-end-disobedience-of-ecowas-court-judgments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/lead-by-example-end-disobedience-of-ecowas-court-judgments","title":{"rendered":"Lead by example, end disobedience of ECOWAS Court judgments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has urged President Bola Tinubu to demonstrate leadership by ensuring Nigeria complies with the judgments of the ECOWAS Court of Justice.<\/p>\n<p>Falana spoke while reacting to remarks made by Tinubu during the 50th anniversary celebration of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, NIIA, Lagos.<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu, who chairs the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, had praised the regional body\u2019s commitment to democratic norms, citing institutions like the ECOWAS Parliament and Court of Justice as key pillars of accountability and people-centred governance.<\/p>\n<p>However, Falana, a former President of the West African Bar Association, WABA, disagreed, saying, \u201cWith respect, the ECOWAS leaders have failed to uphold democratic norms and the rule of law. Hence, the region continues to witness unconstitutional changes of government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The senior lawyer particularly condemned the disregard for the ECOWAS Court rulings, citing a record number of unenforced judgments across the region.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, as of December 2024, Nigeria tops the list with 44 unenforced judgments, followed by Togo (27), Guinea (15), Mali (10), Sierra Leone (9), and several others.<\/p>\n<p>Falana further pointed out the irony that several former heads of state \u2014 including Charles Taylor (Liberia), Laurent Gbagbo (Co\u0302te d\u2019Ivoire), Boni Yayi (Benin), Mamadou Tanja (Niger), and Blaise Compaore\u0301 (Burkina Faso) \u2014 who once ignored the Court\u2019s rulings later turned to the same institution for protection of their human rights after leaving office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 2014, Nigeria designated the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice as the competent authority for enforcing ECOWAS Court judgments. It is embarrassing that Nigeria, under President Tinubu\u2019s leadership as ECOWAS Chairman, is leading the list of violators,\u201d Falana stated.<\/p>\n<p>He tasked Tinubu to immediately instruct the Attorney-General, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, to enforce all outstanding ECOWAS Court judgments, describing it as a necessary step to restore the nation\u2019s credibility and reinforce ECOWAS\u2019s legal framework.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has urged President Bola Tinubu to demonstrate leadership by ensuring Nigeria complies with the judgments of the ECOWAS Court of Justice. 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