ECOWAS
Parliament Inaugurates Fourth Legislature, Gets New Speaker
The
fourth Legislature of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Parliament was on Thursday inaugurated with Hon. Moustapha Cissé Lô from
Republic of Senegal unanimously elected as Speaker of the Parliament.
Lô
who is the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Senegal, will serve for
four years.
His
emergence was based on a rotational system in alphabetical order in accordance
with Article 15 of the Supplementary Protocol establishing the Parliament,
which necessitated the Fourth Parliament electing a Speaker from the Republic
of Senegal following the end of the mandate of its former Speaker from the
Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Ike Ekweremadu.
A
memorandum signed by all members of the Senegalese Delegation had announced
Honourable Lô as the country’s sole candidate urging other Members of
Parliament to support their choice.
The
new Speaker said he would continue to work for the enhancement of the powers of
the ECOWAS Parliament.
Lo
added that he was aware of the challenges facing the Parliament, noting
that “the challenges are numerous especially at a time when resources are
dwindling.”
Chairman
of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, President Republic of
Senegal, H.E Macky Sall in his message, expressed confidence that the
Parliament would address the challenges facing the the sub-region in its
four year tenure.
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