The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Community Court of Justice has bemoaned the attitude of governments in the
region to obey and enforce its decisions on cases brought before it by
aggrieved citizens.
The Court while declaring the attitude as unfortunate
lamented that its effectiveness had been circumscribed by the disregard and
disobedience to the decisions.
President of the Court, Justice Edward Amoako Asante, who
spoke at public function of the Court in Abuja on Monday noted with sadness
that only 30 percentage of the court’s decisions are being enforced despite its
impressive record of decisions and courage attributable to the Independence and
character of the judges.
Justice Asante, who spoke at the new Building of the Court
in Abuja recalled that for about 10 years, the Court engaged the Nigerian
Government to secure a replacement for its old office in Wuse which he claimed
had become hopelessly inadequate for its operations.
The Judge said that the Court had its way partly in 2016
when the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT through intervention of
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs pledged to rent a new office for the Court to
ease its persistent accommodation problem.
He thanked the Nigerian Government through the Federal
Capital Territory for fulfilling the promise by allocating a temporary place
for it at Gudu District of Abuja.
Justice Asante said that the new building apart from making
life comfortable for the workers would ensure improved efficiency and
productivity in its performance as an International Court of Justice.
“The provision of this edifice not only resolves the present
accommodation challenges of the Court but should challenge the Court to aspire
to increased performance that is reflective of the more congenial working
relationship”.
Justice Asante assured the ECOWAS member countries of the
determination of the Court to live up to expectations in order to strengthen
its role as an important institution in the interpretation of laws in the
region.
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