ECOWAS Speaker Laments Non- compliance With Court Rulings

THE non-compliance to the ruling of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice by member States is a major source of worries to the Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Sidie Tunis.

Tunis stressed that total compliance to court judgments is a major symbol of democracy. “Permit me to use this medium to start up an issue that has been of major concern within the Community. Here, I wish to refer to the continuous non-compliance with the rulings of the Community Court of Justice by member States and other major actors within the region.

Respect for the Rule of Law, of which total compliance with court judgments is an integral part, is a major symbol of democracy. It is a major pillar of measuring how matured a Community’s democracy is.

” Courts are the last hope of the common man on the streets. ECOWAS cannot afford to establish a Community Court after having adopted all legal instruments to that effect, only for its Member States to continue disrespecting its judgments with impunity. All laws must be obeyed and all court rulings must be adhered to. Failure to do so has the propensity to drift any society into anarchy,” he counselled.