In a message presented by the deputy governor, Kayode Alabi, the governor said that with an area of over 5 million square kilometres and an estimated population of 418 million, it is imperative that the ECOWAS Court continues to play a significant role in cementing the legal regime for the development of the ECOWAS region through its adjudicatory mandate in the settlement of disputes.
The governor pledged the government’s support for the campaign and praised the court for its initiative in organising the campaign to enhance public awareness of its activities. He explained that the campaign is aimed at addressing the observed general public’s lack of awareness about the Court; its mandate and jurisdiction across the sub-region, and that in the aftermath of the adoption of the ECOWAS Vision 2020 towards a citizen-driven community, it became imperative for the peoples of the sub-region to be fully sensitised about their court in order to deepen their knowledge about the Court.