ECOWAS Parliament Plans To Tackle Private Sector Growth Challenges(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – ECOWAS Parliamentarians (MPs) have proposed measures aimed at addressing the challenges facing private sector growth and job creation in the subregion. Sen. Osita Izunaso, for instance, identified the perennial lack or inadequate power supply faced by the private sector in member countries as a major hindrance to the growth of the sector and regional economic growth. “As a private sector player, how do you plan when you are not sure of what government policies are? He also identified insecurity as one of the biggest challenges confronting private sector growth and job creation in West Africa. He attributed their apprehension to the economic instability, currency fluctuations, and critically, and unstable policies, which have plagued ECOWAS member states over the years.