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Below are some quick facts about the Samoa Agreement
1. The Samoa Agreement is a partnership agreement and an essential legal framework for cooperation between the EU and its Member States, on the one hand, and the members of the OACPS, on the other.
2. The multilateral agreement is colloquially called the “Samoa Agreement” because its signing took place on the island of Samoa in Oceania during the 46th session of the ACP-EU Council of Ministers.
3. The agreement, signed by Nigeria and other OACPS members, is based on six key priorities to address the major challenges of member countries over the next two decades.
4. The Nigerian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the European Union, Obinna Onowu, signed the Agreement on behalf of the Nigerian Government at the OACPS Secretariat in Brussels on 28 June 2024.
5. Priorities include human rights, democracy and governance; peace and security; human and social development; inclusive and sustainable economic growth and development; environmental sustainability and climate change; mobility/migration.
6. An important principle of the Agreement is that ”the Parties shall take decisions and take actions at the most appropriate national, regional or multinational level”.
7. No clause regarding lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people in the agreement.
8. The EU and all its member states signed the agreement on 15 November 2023. Of the 79 OACPS members, 74, including Nigeria, signed before the deadline of 30 June 2024.
9. The Samoa Agreement is a true instrument for Nigeria’s development cooperation with the EU beyond aid. The OACPS-EU partnership is one of the most diverse and multifaceted development pacts in the international system.
10. The agreement shall be ratified after due consideration and approval by the Federal Executive Council, the National Economic Council and the National Assembly.
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