not, the manner or style in which the reliefs are couched, but the effect of
their grant by the Court determines whether or not they are enforcement or
declaratory reliefs.
At paragraphs 6.2 and 6.4 of the Plaintiff’s initiating application, these, inter
alia, are the issues he is inviting this Court to resolve:
6.2 “Whether the Plaintiff is not entitled to have the judgment of this
Honourable Court entered in his favour enforced against the 1st
Defendant?”
6.4 “Whether this is not an appropriate situation where this Honourable
Court should make an order mandating the 16th & 17th Defendants and the
Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS to impose the
sanctions prescribed in Article 77 of ECOWAS Revised Treaty on the 1st
defendant for its refusal and/or neglect to comply with the decision and
orders of this Honourable Court?”
The Plaintiff prays this Court to resolve these issues among others; in his
favour by arguing and submitting, inter alia, that Article 15(4) of ECOWAS
Revised Treaty, Articles 19(2) and 22(3) of the Protocol, A/P.1/7/91 on the
Community Court of Justice and 24(1) to (5) of the Supplementary Protocol,
(A/SP.1/01/05) on the Community Court of Justice beg for an interpretation
the effect of which is capable of sustaining his claims. These provisions are
reproduced hereunder for ease of reference and they provide as follows:
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