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JAMB 2011 - Question 47

Government 2011 JAMB Past Questions - Question 47: Which of the following countries pioneered the idea of ECOWAS alongside Nigeria?

Choose the most appropriate option for the gap .
Which of the following countries pioneered the idea of ECOWAS alongside Nigeria?
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Correct Answer

D

Explanation

Togo was the country which pioneered the idea ofECOWAS alongside Nigeria. The origin of ECOWAS can be traced to the 1972 whenNigeria's Head of State, by then, General Yakubu Gowon and the President of Togo, GnassingbeEyadema, had so many meetings about the importance of forming an economicorganisation for West African States. At last they succeeded to convince otherWest A f r i c a n leaders about the need to have an economic union. Theefforts of these two West African heads of states respectively were rewardedwith success when 15 heads of state and government in West Africa came togetherin Lagos, the then capital of.Nigeria on 28th May, 1975 and signed the 65-article ECOWAS Treaty.