Diplomatic sources say the development partners are not only watching from the sidelines to understand what transpired in Abuja, the headquarters of ECOWAS, but the international community is poised to put punitive financial measures in place against ECOWAS. (Photo: ECOWAS Headquarters in Abuja).

Reports say the shocking selection of Sierra Leone’s illegal President Julius Maada Bio on Sunday, June 22, 2025, in Nigeria has sent the wrong signals to the global partners, which has undermined the genuineness of ECOWAS. The United Nations, EU, US, UK, and Commonwealth, etc, are unhappy with ECOWAS’ selection of an unfit Bio.

When it comes to democracy and the rule of law, the international community takes these noble norms very seriously, unlike the ECOWAS Commission, which continues to betray the tenets of democratic norms with the odd appointment of the murderer Maada Bio, a classic example.

Consequently, the corrupt ECOWAS commission is on the verge of missing out on billions of dollars of foreign funding because of the conspicuous blunder they made by senselessly selecting Maada Bio as chairman, a man whose credibility is below zero. (Photo: Tinubu disgraced ECOWAS after giving Bio the chair).

Especially in the last few days since the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, made the monumental mistake in appointing the unelected Sierra Leone President Bio as ECOWAS head to succeed the dodgy Nigerian President Ahmed Bola Tinubu.

The embarrassment has reached a point where the European Union, on behalf of the international community, recently advised ECOWAS to sort out the chairmanship mess within two weeks; otherwise, punitive financial measures would be implemented against ECOWAS.

What is the measure being thought of by the EU? Reliable diplomatic sources have indicated that ECOWAS may face serious financial repercussions if Maada Bio’s embarrassing situation is not rectified within the next two-week deadline. (Photo: President-Elect Dr Samura Kamara will be sworn in very shortly).

This unusual move taken by the global partners through the EU has shown the seriousness with which they take the democratic Sierra Leone situation regarding the full implementation of the 85 recommendations of the Tripartite Investigations.

As a result, ECOWAS has informed Maada Bio about the 15-day ultimatum dished out by the EU in order to look into how ECOWAS ended up wrongfully selecting Maada Bio to such a high-profile position, even though his credentials are clearly below standard.

This tough financial stance being contemplated by the international community, through the European Union, against the hopeless ECOWAS Commission is an indication that the transition of power is irreversible and is on track. Bio stole the June 24, 2023, elections from Dr Samura Kamara, who said voters should wait a little longer.