I am a staunch realist, a patriot & pan-africanist but I am currently not happy. Lately, I have not been, for the simple reason that our reputed ECOWAS seems blind. So blind that a Chairman, fifteen presidents and many experts cannot see beyond their noses and are being played like chess.

Let us take a look at the messing of ECOWAS.

Regarding the Ecowas Single Currency - Eco.
Before now, member states had reverted to a single-track approach which carries along all member states in an Ecowas-wide strategy. All members states were working towards a set a criteria in the single-track approach. Then, suddenly Alassane Ouattara, in connivance with France, launched a reform of the CFA Franc in the UEMOA zone, named it Eco, and pegged it to the Euro.
This CFA to Eco reform was not part of the Single-track Ecowas-wide approach that was laid out. It was part of an earlier strategy that had already been discarded in favour of the Ecowas- wide, single-track approach. As we know, WAMZ in their Abuja meeting, kicked against Ouattara's CFA to Eco reforms.

At the Niger Summit 2020, Ecowas leaders had the chance draw Ouattara's attention to the Ecowas-wide approach, but they failed. They listened to him rap deceitfully about their reforms in the UEMOA zone and also listened to the WAMZ chairman.

By this slip, Ecowas unwittingly buried the Single-track Ecowas-wide approach to the single currency.

Today, we have Ouattara pursuing a silly UEMOA approach which is actually a French orchestrated reform of the CFA. In reality, Ouattara had ambushed Ecowas with the CFA reform and WAMZ had rejected it. The 2020 Niger summit should have corrected that ambush, but Ecowas failed.

The major mistake of the Niger summit was the failure to return Ouattara/UEMOA back to the Ecowas-wide, single-track approach. And the failure to question why the name Eco was chosen to rename the CFA. Shame on Ecowas.

Today we have the UEMOA approach, which is subservient to France's influence. And now Ouattara in another cunning ambush sees the Eco delayed for 5 years. In reality, Ouattara is burying the Ecowas Eco. And that is the reason I am angry. Very angry with Ecowas.

Let me be clear about this, since Ecowas leaders are not intelligent enough. Ouattara is not working to deliver the Ecowas Eco. He is working to deliver the French Eco and it would be a slap on Ecowas if Ouattara's UEMOA introduces the French backed Eco to their member states.

The man is a French lackey that must be removed if the Ecowas-wide currency must succeed.

Get this clearly, all 15 member states must not use the Ecowas Eco at the same time. We can start with 10 or 12 members who really want their economic freedom. Later, others will join.

If Ecowas does not remove Ouattara from the Eco project; Ouattara will eventually destroy Ecowas.

Ecowas presidents must wake up and remove Ivory Coast from the single currency programme. Ivorians are not ready for freedom from France. They love their slavery, but they should not be allowed to derail the whole region. They should remain slaves alone. I will be mounting a relentless online campaign to pressure Ecowas to temporarily remove Ivory Coast from the single currency programme.

We are not all fools.

They aren't sleeping

YoonSung10:
They aren't sleeping

They are not awake

Tell them, when they’ll have someone like Buhari as chairman

Optional09:
Tell them, when they’ll have someone like Buhari has chairman

I will single-handedly force them to have sense. This is just the beginning.

Agree

orisa37:
Agree

Good.

Better late than never.

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Guys, please comment

Smh

Smh.....

Better late than never.

olanrewaju93375:
Better late than never.

True

Surely other union like the central africa countries are also having this francophone issues
Or have they made more progress than ecowas

marvelphysics:
Surely other union like the central africa countries are also having this francophone issues
Or have they made more progress than ecowas

They are looking up to Ecowas. If Ecowas succeeds, the Central Africans will follow.

For now, they are just watching from the sides.

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Ouattara is the most intelligent president in the ECOWAS region, and he is going for a third term, which majority of the Ivorians are not happy about, so he has to fulfill this France agenda for them to back him. He has already succeeded in changing the Constitution and shutting his strongest opponent out from the contest

abobote:
Ouattara is the most intelligent president in the ECOWAS region, and he is going for a third term, which majority of the Ivorians are not happy about, so he has to fulfill this France agenda for them to back him. He has already succeeded in changing the Constitution and shutting his strongest opponent out from the contest

Unfortunately, people are here to counter his intelligence and to enlighten Ecowas leaders. I have exposed him and his plot is now open for all to see. It is a battle he can never win. Eventually, Ivory Coast will lose out. This is just the beginning.

Comments please

Op. Why would any country want to join Nigeria to form a single currency?

Most countries this year have had a decrease in the price petrol but here it is rising because the value of the naira is constantly falling.

Why is the value of the naira falling? Because we constantly purchase foreign goods and produce next to nothing.

Why do we produce next to nothing?

Because the quality of public primary education is poor, infrastructure such as Electricity is poor and security is poor.

Why is electricity poor?

Because the average unit cost of power rises when the naira falls versus the dollar, thus reducing Nigerians ability to pay for power.


Why is security poor?

Because of lack of productivity, general poverty due to the poor public primary education system.

So Op, please explain what any country stands to gain from coming under a single currency with Nigeria.

Tianamen1:
Op. Why would any country want to join Nigeria to form a single currency?

Most countries this year have had a decrease in the price petrol but here it is rising because the value of the naira is constantly falling.

Why is the value of the naira falling? Because we constantly purchase foreign goods and produce next to nothing.

Why do we produce next to nothing?

Because the quality of public primary education is poor, infrastructure such as Electricity is poor and security is poor.

Why is electricity poor?

Because the average unit cost of power rises when the naira falls versus the dollar, thus reducing Nigerians ability to pay for power.


Why is security poor?

Because of lack of productivity, general poverty due to the poor public primary education system.

So Op, please explain what any country stands to gain from coming under a single currency with Nigeria.

Well, other West African countries are not better. They are poorer and worse than Nigeria. Being in the Eco benefits them more.

FieldMarshall06:


Well, other West African countries are not better. They are poorer and worse than Nigeria. Being in the Eco benefits them more.

A currencies value is not necessarily correlated to its GDP, but the difference between its demand for foreign goods and its exports to the rest of the world.

Nigerians are probably the most flamboyant people in Africa. We love cars, watches and everything that possibly differentiates us from other people. So we spend all our foreign earnings on Effizy.

At the same time, we have the highest number of people living in extreme poverty on earth. In fact, in the ECOWAS region, only Nigeria and Niger currently have increasing poverty.

What this implies is that Nigeria's present situation is terrible and also our future doesn't look bright either. Keep in mind that our population is ballooning as a result of poor public education.

Another issue to consider is income inequality. Nigeria is amongst the most unequal countries on earth. This results in economic threats, political threats and social threats possibly leading to instability.

The biggest benefit of Nigeria splitting is the fact that every region would have their own independent currency, enabling them to educate their people.