Former Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, has called for urgent reform of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS.
Fayemi made this call on Friday at the second edition of the African Political Square and the Experts’ Meeting on Alternative Futures for ECOWAS at 50 – jointly organised with the African Leadership Centre, ALC, in collaboration with CODESRIA and WATHI, in Abuja.
According to him, the challenges of poverty, inequality, governance deficits, and insecurity in the West African region cannot be effectively tackled by the regional bloc in its current form.
He added that the current state of ECOWAS underscores the need for deep reflection on how it can move beyond being an elite-driven institution to one that truly represents and serves its people.
“The challenges of poverty, inequality, governance deficits, and insecurity cannot be effectively addressed by ECOWAS in its current form,” he said.
Fayemi stressed the urgent need for a new, citizen-centred approach that responds to the concerns of ordinary West Africans, instead of focusing solely on the priorities of political leaders.
