dc.description | The National Institute for Legislative Studies (NILS), a foremost policy and legislative research institution, considered it apposite to commission research into the different aspects of the activities of ECOWAS including its institutions, programmes and the strategic framework of Vision 2020 which seeks to transform the Community from an “ECOWAS of States” to an “ECOWAS of People” by the year 2020. It was considered that the researches would provide useful insights into the achievements, lessons, challenges and prospects of the organization, and be of significant policy relevance. | en_US |