The Second ordinary session of the fifth legislature of the ECOWAS parliament is underway in Abuja – Nigeria’s capital.

The session opened with parliamentarians from member states urging reflection on the trajectory of democracy, good governance and implementation of policies that meet the socio-economic needs of the populations.

These shortcomings they say allow the creeping incursion of the army into the policy of the region which is not only a misnomer but also a demonstration of deficiency.

WADR’s Usman Umar completes the story.