Jonas Ezieke, Abuja
The House of Representatives of the 10th National Assembly has renewed the call for stronger collaboration with other African countries’ parliaments for the enthronement of peace and facilitation of development on the continent.
The Speaker of the House Rt Hon.Tajudeen Abbas, made the call on Monday in Abuja during a courtesy visit of a delegation of the Cote D’Ivoire parliament to the House
Represented by the House Leader. Hon. Prof Julius Ihonvbere, the Speaker, said that the House leadership believe that parliaments in Africa have a lot to learn from each other for the enthronement of peace and facilitation of development.
He said that the Nigerian parliament is prepared and ready to collaborate with other African parliaments for peace and development of the continent.
The speaker noted that the visit by the Cote D’Ivoire parliament is particularly significant because inter-parliamentary relations have not really been part of the legislative agenda of most African nations parliaments.
Some areas of collaboration canvassed by the speaker include civil society engagements, private sector legislations, oversight and exchange of legislative aides.
The House leadership also called for more effective representation of women and other vulnerable group in the legislative houses of African countries saying that women constitute a greater part of African nations population.
It informed the delegation that the House, through the ongoing constitutional amendment process in Nigeria is working towards creating special legislative seats for women in the Nigerian parliament.
Speaking in the same vein, the leader of the delegation and Speaker of the Cote D’I ‘Ivoire parliament Rt.Hon Patrick Achi said they are in Nigeria to promote collaboration in inter-parliamentary relations.
The Speaker who was represented by Hon.Yeo Klotiloma and other parliamentarians, said that the need for African nations parliaments to come together cannot be over-emphasized.
He called on Africa nation’s parliament to resistance incursion of military officers into their political systems noting that parliament is the target on such occasions.
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