GOVERNMENT
JAMB 2010 - Question 43
Government 2010 JAMB Past Questions - Question 43: Nigeria spearheaded the formation of ECOWAS during the regime of
Correct Answer
D
Explanation
.Nigeriaspearheaded the formation of ECOWAS during the regime of Yakubu Go won. The Economics Community of West African States (ECOWAS) emanated from a bilateral meeting betweenNigeria and Togo under the leadership of General Yakubu Gowon and GeneralGnasingbe Eyadema respectively. This very meeting resulted in trade agreementsbetween the two countries in 1972. In 1973, the Council ofMinisters of thedefunct O.A.U. agreed to establish a West African Economic Integration. Thisnoble idea of the Council of Ministers of defunct O.A.U later metamorphosedinto the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The ECOWAS treaty was signed in Lagos on May 28,1975 by fifteen West African States.

