Femi Falana, other stakeholders oppose Morocco’s bid to join ECOWAS
- Senior lawyer, Femi Falana, warns that Morocco will harm Nigeria'a economic prosperity if it joins ECOWAS
- Director general of the NIIA, Fred Agwu, says Nigeria has the power to block Morocco from joining ECOWAS
- The federal government of Nigeria has agreed to pay the sum of N88 billion as compensation to victims of the 1967-1970 Biafra-Nigeria civil war
Human rights activist, Femi Falana, has warned that any attempt to allow Morocco join the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) will be detrimental to Nigeria’s economic prosperity.
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Falana made the statement on Thursday, November 9, when speaking at a one day public hearing put together by the House of Representatives joint committees on foreign affairs and cooperation for Africa integration, Vanguard reports.
Other stakeholders at the gathering also objected to Morocco’s bid to join ECOWAS.
While objecting to the North African country’s bid to join the bloc, former director general of the Nigeria institute of international affairs (NIIA), Bola Akinterinwa, argued that any attempt to allow Morocco to join the regional body will harm the interest on Nigeria.
On his part, the representative of the director general of NIIA, Fred Agwu, said Nigeria had the power to block Morocco from ECOWAS.
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In other news, the federal government of Nigeria has agreed to pay the sum of N88 billion as compensation to victims of the 1967-1970 Biafra-Nigeria civil war, Vanguard reports.
The government also said it will complete the demining and destruction of abandoned explosives littered around the southeast, southsouth and north central region of Nigeria.
In an agreement document signed by both parties and adopted by the ECOWAS court as its consent judgement - two firms RSB Holdings Nigeria Limited and Deminers Concept Nigeria Limited were contracted to carry out the demining process in these regions.
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