standing to his credit, it is appropriate at this juncture, to consider the fundamental issue raised in the Application for Preliminary Point of law, thus; whether this Court has jurisdiction to enforce its judgments. In determining the jurisdiction of this Court to adjudicate on any subject matter, it is important to commence our interrogation from the Supplementary Protocol (A/SP.1/01/05) amending the Protocol (A/P.1/7/91) on the Community Court of Justice which provides as follows: Article 9: Jurisdiction of the Court (1) “The Court has competence to adjudicate on any dispute relating to the following: a) the interpretation and application of the Treaty, Conventions and Protocols of the Community; b) the interpretation and application of the regulations, directives, decisions and other subsidiary legal instruments adopted by ECOWAS; c) the legality of regulations, directives decisions and other subsidiary legal instruments adopted by ECOWAS; d) the failure by Member States to honour their obligations under the Treaty, Conventions and Protocols, Regulations, Directives or Decisions of ECOWAS Member State; e) the provisions of the Treaty, Conventions and Protocols, regulations, directives or decisions of ECOWAS Member States; f) the Community and its officials; and 13

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