MEMBERS of the House of Representatives, who are also members of the Economic Community of West African States Parliament, have raised the alarm over alleged non-consideration of Nigerian applicants in the ongoing recruitment by the ECOWAS Commission.
The lawmakers also alleged that the ECOWAS Parliament had passed a resolution to suspend the recruitment exercise, which the leadership refused, after which the House recently passed on resolution to review Nigeria’s contributions to and benefits from ECOWAS.
The House had on June 30, 2022, resolved to investigate the benefits that Nigeria has derived from its investments and contributions into the sustenance of the Economic Community of West African States and the member-states.
Members of the House had alleged discrimination and lopsidedness in the recruitment of workers at the ECOWAS Commission in Abuja.
Consequently, the House, following the unanimous adoption of the motion, mandated its Committees on Inter-Parliamentary Relations, ECOWAS Parliament, and Foreign Affairs to “appraise the benefits and contributions of ECOWAS towards the socio-economic development of Nigeria and Nigerians in the last 10 years, with a view to determining the justification of the Country’s financial contribution to the sub-regional organisation (ECOWAS).”
The joint committee was to report back to the House within six weeks for further legislative action.
Members of the House of Representatives, who are also members of the Economic Community of West African States Parliament, have raised the alarm over alleged non-consideration of Nigerian applicants in the ongoing recruitment by the ECOWAS Commission.
The lawmakers also alleged that the ECOWAS Parliament had passed a resolution to suspend the recruitment exercise, which the leadership refused, after which the House recently passed on resolution to review Nigeria’s contributions to and benefits from ECOWAS.
The House had on June 30, 2022, resolved to investigate the benefits that Nigeria has derived from its investments and contributions into the sustenance of the Economic Community of West African States and the member-states.
Members of the House had alleged discrimination and lopsidedness in the recruitment of workers at the ECOWAS Commission in Abuja.
Consequently, the House, following the unanimous adoption of the motion, mandated its Committees on Inter-Parliamentary Relations, ECOWAS Parliament, and Foreign Affairs to “appraise the benefits and contributions of ECOWAS towards the socio-economic development of Nigeria and Nigerians in the last 10 years, with a view to determining the justification of the Country’s financial contribution to the sub-regional organisation (ECOWAS).”
The joint committee was to report back to the House within six weeks for further legislative action.
