The Ad hoc Committee set up by the Executive Committee of the ECOWAS Brown Card Scheme to propose the modalities for the creation of the regulatory body with the objectives of supervision, control and sanction of National Bureaux in connection with claims settlement etc ; held its inaugural meeting in Cotonou, Republic of Benin from the 2nd to the 3rd August, 2021 at the Secretariat of the BENIN National Bureau ECOWAS Brown Card, Benin.

The meeting was held in hybrid form to allow members who could not attend in person to join virtually.

Present in person :
M. Ganiyu MUSA Chairman of the Council of Bureaux (Nigeria)
M. Boubacar BAH Vice-Chairman of the Committee (Guinée)
M. Dawda SARGE Committee member (The Gambia)
M. Armand YEHOUENOU Rapporteur (Benin)
M. Balamine DICOH Committee member
M. Albert Siaw- Boateng Representative of ECOWAS Commission
M. Winfred DODZIH SG, Council of Bureaux
Present on-line :

M. Olorundare Sunday THOMAS (Nigeria)
He was assisted by two of his collaborators :
M. Leonard AKAH Insurance Commission Nigeria
M. Taiwo ADEOYE Insurance Commission Nigeria

Apologies :
M. Mamadou DEME Committee member (Senegal)

The agenda for the meeting was adopted as follows :

i. Welcome address by the Secretary General
ii. Opening remarks by the Chairman of the Council and presentation of the mission and terms of reference of the Committee
iii. Adoption of the agenda
iv. Election of the principal officers of the Ad’hoc Committee
v. Presentation of the draft Concept Paper for the establishment of the regulatory control body in line with the revised protocol by M. Armand YEHOUENOU
vi. Definition of the plan of work
vii. AOB
viii. Adoption of the report
ix. Date of next meeting
x. Closing remarks by the Chairman, Council of Bureaux