ECOWAS deploying diplomatic mechanisms to mitigate Mali, B/Faso, Niger exit — Kalu

Kalu stated this on the sidelines of the committee’s delocalised meeting in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

He said there was no cause for alarm over the bloc’s perceived existential threat posed by violent extremism, and the exit threats from ECOWAS by the three West African countries.

According to him, in the event of a worst-case scenario, where the three countries go ahead and exit, ECOWAS would not be threatened financially.

The Deputy Speaker said there was a clear definition of the sources of ECOWAS revenue, noting that the Community Levy happens to be just one of them.