1. Where a Member State fails to fulfill its obligations to the Community, the
Authority may decide to impose sanctions on that Member State.
2. These sanctions may include:
(i) Suspension of new Community loans or assistance,
(ii) Suspension of disbursement on-going Community projects or assistance
programmes;
(iii) Exclusion from presenting candidates for statutory and professional
posts;
(iv) Suspension voting rights; and
(v) Suspension from participating in the activities of the Community.
3.
Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1 of this Article, the Authority
may suspend the application of the provisions of the said Article if it is
satisfied on the basis of a well-supported and detailed report prepared by
an independent body and submitted through the Executive Secretary, that
the non-fulfillment of its obligations is due to causes and circumstances
beyond the control of the said Member State;
4.
The Authority shall decide on the modalities for the application of this
Article.
Unfortunately, the said article enjoins only Authority of Heads of States [the
17th defendant herein] to take action to enforce that obligation. The Article
gives no right or cause of action to individuals to do so. Following these clear
provisions of the text, the court finds that the plaintiff has no locus standi in
this action against the defendants as claimed. This court also finds as a fact
that it has no jurisdiction to entertain this action having regard to the reliefs
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