ECOWAS Court: Nigeria tops countries ignoring judgments

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Nigeria has the highest number of unenforced judgments issued by the ECOWAS Court of Justice.

Speaking while presenting enforcement statistics for the region on Wednesday during the commemoration of World Human Rights Day, the Court’s Deputy Chief Registrar, Gaye Sowe, said the data showed a persistent pattern of non-compliance across several member states, with Nigeria accounting for the largest backlog.

According to him, Nigeria has 50 outstanding judgments yet to be enforced.

“Nigeria has a total of 125 cases. Out of the 125 cases, 67 were dismissed, 10 enforced, and 48 yet to be enforced. I think recently, if we add the two, that would take the number to about 50,” he said. Punch