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Term: 2nd Term

Week: 5

Class: Senior Secondary School 3

Age: 17 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:       

Subject:    Commerce

Topic:-      Economic groups in West Africa I

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to

  1. State the meaning of ECOWAS and narrate a brief history of ECOWAS
  2. List some nations that are part of the ECOWAS
  3. State the aims and objectives of the ECOWAS
  4. Discuss the problems of the ECOWAS

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, videos from source

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Videos, loud speaker, textbook, pictures

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1-2

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

STUDENT’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher reviews the previous lesson on means of privatization and commercialization

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She explains the meaning of ECOWAS and narrates a brief history of ECOWAS

She lists some nations that are part of the ECOWAS

 

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She discusses the aims and objectives and the problems of the ECOWAS

Students pay attention and participate

STEP 4

NOTE TAKING

The teacher writes a summarized note on the board

The students copy the note in their books

 

NOTE

ECOWAS

ECOWAS means Economic Community of West African States.

ECOWAS was established on May 28th , 1975 after the treaty establishing it was signed in Lagos, Nigeria.

The member countries of ECOWAS are:

  1. Sierra Leone
  2. Gambia        
  3. Cape verde               
  4. Guinea         
  5. Guinea Bissaau        
  6. Cote D’ivoire
  7. Liberia        

8.Burkina Faso

9.Mali  

  1. Mauritania
  2. Niger                     
  3. Nigeria       

13.Senegal                  

14.Benin          

  1. Togo

 

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF ECOWAS

  1. To promote cooperation and integration.
  2. It aims to establish an economic union in West Africa in order to raise the

living standards of its peoples

  1. To maintain and enhance economic stability
  2. To foster relations among member states
  3. To contribute to the progress and development of the African continent
  4. Implementation of infrastructural schemes and joint developmental

projects in the area of transportation, energy etc.

  1. Harmonization of monetary policies of member countries
  2. Harmonization of economic and industrial policies among member

countries

  1. To establish a common fund for co-operation, compensation and

development.

 

ACHEIVEMENT OF ECOWAS

  1. ECOWAS has been an arbiter in regional conflicts through

ECOMOG(economic monitoring group) thus restoring peace in Liberia,

intervened in Sierra Leon and restored order in 1997, it also intervened in

the civil war of Guinea Bissau hence a credit to Ecowas.

  1. ECOWAS offered assistance to crumbling West African economies

especially after the departure of colonialism when the colonial masters

withdrew their support.

  1. Member states committed them selves not to attack one another through

the non- aggression treaty signed in 1976. This promoted peace in West

Africa.

  1. ECOWAS put up a strong standing army (ECOMOG) of 15 battalions to

sort out West African problems in case of a crisis, this has limited

aggression and counter aggression.

  1. ECOWAS has a clause of non interference in the internal affairs of

member states, this in effect promoted a period of peace and development

in West Africa.

 

  1. ECOWAS has successfully undertaken large projects among member

states to their completion which would have hitherto called for external

assistance and borrowing for example the West African power pool was

started to construct power stations in different countries of West Africa.

This boosted industrial development for example Diama and manatali dams

in Senegal and Mali respectively.

 

  1. ECOWAS ensured free mobility of people, goods and services, this was

enforced in the 4th heads of state summit in Dakar Senegal where

passports and visa restrictions were removed. This in effect reduced

unemployment and promoted the spirit of togetherness.

 

  1. Trade has been enhanced through the removal of customs duties and

tariffs on commodities originating from West Africa. This promoted

industrialization in West Africa. This was approved in 2002.

 

  1. Trees were planted to reclaim the Sahel region on recommendation and

approval of ECOWAS. This in effect has conserved the environment and

steps to improve the environment upheld since 1982.

 

  1. ECOWAS has effectively represented West Africa on the international

forum, and acquisition of international markets like AGOA (African growth

and opportunity act), it also deals with the European Union and this has

enhance West African bargaining power on prices in the world market.

PROBLEMS OR FAILURES OF ECOWAS

  1. Language differences among member countries.
  2. Currency differences among member countries.
  3. Irregular payment of contribution /dues by member states.
  4. Existence of blocs with the organization i.e. Anglophone and

Francophone blocs

  1. Affinity of some member state to their former colonial masters.
  2. Constant military coups, wars and political instability in member states
  3. Weak national link with the secretariat
  4. Fear of dominant and unequal development

 

EVALUATION:   1. State the meaning of ECOWAS and narrate a brief                                history of ECOWAS

  1. List some nations that are part of the ECOWAS
  2. State the aims and objectives of the ECOWAS
  3. Discuss the problems of the ECOWAS

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively