The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), of which Nigeria is a leading member, is a regional organization that has primarily focused on economic cooperation but differs from the European Union in that ECOWAS...
- has achieved a greater degree of political integration, including a common court whose rulings supersede national laws.
- is mainly a military alliance modeled on NATO, with economic goals being secondary to collective security.
- lacks the deep institutional integration, common currency, and binding supranational authority seen in the EU. (correct answer)
- focuses exclusively on coordinating oil production and pricing policies among its member states.
Explanation: While ECOWAS aims for greater integration, it has not achieved the level of the EU. It lacks a single currency in widespread use, a powerful supranational court with binding authority over all members, and the deep institutional framework of the EU. Distractor A is incorrect as the EU has greater integration. Distractor B mischaracterizes ECOWAS's primary purpose. Distractor D describes the function of OPEC, not ECOWAS.