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JUST IN : ECOWAS To Suspend Nigeria For Disobeying Court Order On Dansuki
The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has threatened to give President Muhamamdu Buhari Gambia treatment if he refused to comply with the ECOWAS court, ordering the release of former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki.
Recall that Dasuki, who was arrested for alleged economic crimes and other offences, is currently facing charges relating to criminal diversion of funds meant for the procurement of arms for fighting Boko Haram terrorists in the North-East.
But he has remained in the custody of the Department of State Services since he was rearrested at Kuje prison on December 29, 2015 upon being released after fulfilling the bail conditions granted by three courts that ruled in his favour.
In its ruling, the ECOWAS court had in its October 2016 judgment also ordered the Federal Government to pay a fine of Million.
However, months after the order, Buhari led government has neither released Dasuki nor paid the fine.
In reaction, a spokesman for the ECOWAS Court, Sunny Ugoh, stated that judgments of the court of justice were “final and immediately enforceable.”
According to him, decisions of the court are binding on ECOWAS member states, individuals and corporate organisations.
Ugoh said, “Consequently, the instruments of the court provide that member states and institutions shall immediately take all necessary measures to ensure execution of the decisions of the court.
“First, all member states shall determine and give competence to a named national authority for the purpose of receipt and processing for execution of the decisions of the court. The court is to be notified of the designation of such authority.
“Nigeria has complied with that obligation, since it has notified the court of the appointment of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice of the Federation as the national authority responsible for the execution of the
decisions of the court.”
When asked if the court would sanction the Federal Government, Ugoh said, “In the unfortunate event of failure by any member state to ensure execution of decisions of the court, the ‘2012 Supplementary Act on Sanctions against member states that fail to honour their obligations to ECOWAS’ will apply.
“This vital community legal instrument provides for a wide range of sanctions that can be imposed as well as the relevant procedures to be followed.”
A copy of the Supplementary Act on Sanctions made available to our correspondent showed that Nigeria could be suspended from participating in ECOWAS activities.
Other sanctions, according to the document, include the suspension of Nigeria’s right to vote and participate in all decision-making organs of the organisation; travel ban on its leaders, their families and associates; freezing of their financial assets; and ban on standing for the chairmanship of the community.
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4 COMMENTS
Harrison
March 24, 2017 at 10:30 am
Nigeria Should Cease To Exist,they Are Killer,they Kill And Deny Even In The Court
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Iren
March 27, 2017 at 2:02 pm
Don’t say “Nigeria”. Nigeria is a country with about 250 ethnic groups, ruled by one man as the president. The president’s evil doing is not the doing of every Nigerian. So, you should have said “the defaulter should cease to exist” and not “Nigeria should cease to exist”.
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Abubakar S. Muhammad
March 26, 2017 at 12:03 pm
What are the areas of juridiction the ECOWAS Court can legally adjucate on?
Does the instrument being relied on to issue this threat extend to nullifying the action of a State Court on matters affecting Stat Security?
I am of the opinion, let ECOWAS Court not allow it’s integrity be soiled in defence of pecuniary interest.
We see the ECOWAS Court as the most veritable and appropriate alternative to the obnoxious and oppressive International Criminal Court (ICC).


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http://the247reporters.com/2017/03/23/just-in-ecowas-to-suspend-nigeria-for-disobeying-court-order-on-dansuki/

HungerBAD:
Nonsense.

The ECOWAS Court can kiss where the sun don't touch on our body.

Dasuki and Kanu's cases is local, and local we will treat it.

sarrki:
What Rubbish



kanu is an enemy combatant

sarrki:
What Rubbish


kanu is an enemy combatant

veinless:
e no concern me

HungerBAD:
Nonsense.
The ECOWAS Court can kiss where the sun don't touch on our body.
Dasuki and Kanu's cases is local, and local we will treat it.

sekundosekundo:
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IpobExposed:
Have u seen the reality?

DLondonboiy:
LMAO.

Anywhere Director is mentioned, the BMCs would show up, what a shame!
Fulaniherdsmen massacre their brethren, Bokoharam kill their people, their president is a dullard, their senators are utterly corrupt and mostly sub-literate, zero electricity, joblessness is their bane. ..but these fools won't talk about any of these...NNAMDI is their problem.

Bloody nitwits that can sell their family for crumbs from buharis table...smh

ritababe:
you mean Nigeria want to suspend Nigeria?

HungerBAD:
Nonsense.

The ECOWAS Court can kiss where the sun don't touch on our body.

Dasuki and Kanu's cases is local, and local we will treat it.

BeardedMeat:
BMC! You didn't read the post

sarrki:
What Rubbish



kanu is an enemy combatant

IpobExposed:


Senators have been corrupt all this while but they are gradually probed.

IPOB is the one more lethal than Fulani herdsmen because Fulani herdsmen may kill 2 or 3 but IPOB terrorist group will murder multitude.

Like now Nnamdi Kanu ordered the killing of innocent Hausa men

IpobExposed:



This is the kind of news Radio Biafra use to give members hope

DLondonboiy:


So you support fulaniherdsmen because they ONLY kill two or three daily? You see why nobody takes you seriously? Can you now see why at 35, you don't have a wife, a girlfriend, a car, a house or even a future? You are almost becoming a mad man....
Even your friend sarrki is being paid to fool himself...nobody knows you..tufiakwa.

IpobExposed:


Senators have been corrupt all this while but they are gradually probed.

IPOB is the one more lethal than Fulani herdsmen because Fulani herdsmen may kill 2 or 3 but IPOB terrorist group will murder multitude.

Like now Nnamdi Kanu ordered the killing of innocent Hausa men

Sweetnik22:

Wat have u done on d massacre d herdsmen r doin in benue? U're here talking nonse

IPOB case will land u in trouble one day n that day u'll know that there r two types of water