A ECOWAS GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE - A.1 Introduction.

At the helm of the organization structure is the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government. [...] The Minister in charge of ECOWAS affairs in the country of the Chairman of the Authority automatically becomes the Chairman of Council of Ministers; similarly. [...] At the helm of the Executive arm of the Community is the President of ECOWAS Commission appointed by the Authority for a non-renewable period of four years. [...] The legislative arm of the Community is the Community Parliament headed by the Speaker of the Parliament. [...] 2 A.2 Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS The Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS for the year 2014 comprises the following: S/N Country President 1 Benin H.