Vice President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, has outlined three radical steps aimed at revitalizing the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
His proposal comes at a time when the regional bloc is facing challenges with member countries contemplating or initiating exits, highlighting a perceived decline in ECOWAS's effectiveness.
In a Facebook post shared on Saturday, January 18, 2025, Kofi Bentil suggested the removal of all borders within the ECOWAS region.
He argues that this would facilitate the free movement of goods, services, and people, thereby boosting intra-regional trade and cultural exchange. "The criminals don't observe any rules anyway," Bentil stated, suggesting that open borders would not exacerbate crime but rather diminish the power of illicit activities by eliminating the mechanisms through which they thrive, such as border bribery.
