The plaintiffs had told the court that poor people were being excluded from political participation through the imposition of outrageous costs of nomination and expression of interest forms on pollical aspirants by political parties.
President of ECOWAS Court of Justice, Edward Asante, has warned that the non-enforcement of decisions of the 20-year-old court could imperil its role in the region’s integration and promotion of good governance.
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ECOWAS Court Orders Nigerian Government To Pay German N65million Over 11-Day Illegal Detention
The national, Martin Gegenheimer, married to a Nigerian citizen but based in Nairobi, Kenya, had in his suit filed at the court in Abuja claimed that he was illegally detained between February 24 and March 4, 2020.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Mar 06, 2021
The Economic Community of West African States has ordered the Federal Government to pay a German national about N65million for his 11 days of illegal detention by the Nigerian Immigration Service in 2020.
The national, Martin Gegenheimer, married to a Nigerian citizen but based in Nairobi, Kenya, had in his suit filed at the court in Abuja claimed that he was illegally detained between February 24 and March 4, 2020.