New Speaker To Emerge At ECOWAS Parliament’s Extraordinary Session in Kano
Princess-Ekwi Ajide
All is now set for the commencement of the first ever 2024 second extraordinary session of the parliament of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, in Kano State, Nigeria.
At the second extraordinary session, parliamentarians are expected to elect their new speaker as the delegation from Togo which is expected to produce the speaker of the Sixth Legislature in accordance with the rotational system of the regional body, will be sworn in before the end of the extraordinary session.
Ahead of the extraordinary session, members of the sixth Parliament visited the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, at his palace as part of activities lined up for the session.
The Deputy President of the Nigeria Senate and the Acting Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Senator Barau Jibrin, led the delegation to the Emir’s Palace.
In his speech during the visit, Senator Barau, explained that Kano was selected for the second extraordinary session to bring the ECOWAS Parliament closer to the people and also create an avenue for interactions and business relations which is the dream of the founding fathers of ECOWAS.
The Emir, in his remarks, prayed for peace and stability in Nigeria and the entire subregion and urged the parliamentarians to explore business opportunities in the state.
While commending the Deputy President of the Senate for facilitating the hosting of the session in Kano, the Emir, prayed for the successful conduct of the extraordinary session of the parliament.
It will be recalled that the delegation of the Republic of Togo was absent during the inauguration of the Sixth Legislature of the ECOWAS Parliament on 4th April, 2024 in Abuja, which led to the emergence of the Senator Barau, who is the first Deputy Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, as the acting Speaker of the Sixth Legislature of the Parliament.