you are a brand new country in West Africa that got independence from France, you were just sitting on a bench watching the ECOWAS countries

Nigeria: ok guys, I think we need new members…..

Ivory Coast:you think…? I don’t know……ECOWAS isn’t doing too well….

Guinea: I agree…..

Liberia: Hey! there’s a country!

Sierra Leone: where?…!

Burkina Faso: there!

Benin: and it looks like a West African country!

Togo: waves at you Hey! would you like to join Us?