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Periodical article | Leiden University catalogue | WorldCat |
Title: | Free movement of persons in ECOWAS and Nigeria's expulsion of illegal aliens |
Author: | Okolo, J. Emeka |
Year: | 1984 |
Periodical: | The World Today: Chatham House Review |
Volume: | 40 |
Issue: | 10 |
Pages: | 428-436 |
Language: | English |
Geographic terms: | West Africa Nigeria |
Subjects: | ECOWAS freedom of movement deportation |
Abstract: | On 17 January 1983, Nigeria joined three other members of ECOWAS (the Economic Community of West African States) - Ghana, Senegal and Sierra Leone - in the expulsion of illegal immigrants residing within the bounds of their territories. Three reasons are given for Nigeria's action. For these reasons many have argued that Nigeria's action has undermined ECOWAS and that the future progress of the Community towards integration and cooperation has been blocked. This article assesses the ECOWAS protocol on free movement of persons in the light of Nigeria's action: ECOWAS Treaty and free movement of persons - What Nigeria's immigration law says - The Nigerian expulsion order - Right to order expulsion - The lessons from the expulsions - Conclusion. Notes. |