JAMB Government 2019 Objective — Question 11
Question 11 of 40 from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Government 2019 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.
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Which of the following initially conceived the idea of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)?
- A. Mathieu Kereku of Benin Republic and Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana
- B. Leophold Sengor of Senegal and Dauda Jawara of Gambia
- C. Yakubu Gowon of Nigeria and Gnassingbe Oyadema of TogoCorrect
- D. Sekou Toure of Guinea and Aguiyi Ironsi of Nigeria
Explanation
The idea of an Economic Community of West African States was first mooted jointly by General Yakubu Gowon of Nigeria and General Gnassingbé Eyadéma of Togo in the early 1970s, culminating in the Treaty of Lagos in 1975.
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