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The Senate President, David Mark, on Thursday in Abuja unveiled the logo for the first ever Legislative Summit to be held in Africa.
The summit is being hosted by the National Assembly and anchored by the National Institute for Legislative Studies (NILS) with the theme: "Emerging Legislatures in Africa: Opportunities and Challenges".
"Members of parliament need to develop confidence and a sense of commonality across the Africa region. MPs need to define Africa's interests and realise those interest within the global communities," he said.
He said the Africa legislative summit is being instituted as a medium for legislators and stakeholders to achieve all the stated goals.
Speaking earlier, the President of the summit, Sen. Victor Ndoma- Egba, said that the summit would provide an avenue for African parliamentarians to interact and share ideas and experiences on democracies and economies.
Ndoma-Egba said that the summit would address voters’ expectations and the reality of parliamentary representation and overcoming the limits of legislative oversight.
He said it would also touch on the issue of processing of legislations, political parties and legislative autonomy, modernising the operations of parliaments and the role of parliaments in enhancing regional integration.
According to him, the advantages for Nigeria as a host country are numerous as the summit placed her in the forefront of efforts to consolidate democracy in Africa.
The summit will hold from Nov. 10 to 13. and its logo depicts the Map of Africa showing flags of all the countries and the mace which is the symbol of the legislature. (NAN)
The summit is being hosted by the National Assembly and anchored by the National Institute for Legislative Studies (NILS) with the theme: "Emerging Legislatures in Africa: Opportunities and Challenges".
"Members of parliament need to develop confidence and a sense of commonality across the Africa region. MPs need to define Africa's interests and realise those interest within the global communities," he said.
He said the Africa legislative summit is being instituted as a medium for legislators and stakeholders to achieve all the stated goals.
Speaking earlier, the President of the summit, Sen. Victor Ndoma- Egba, said that the summit would provide an avenue for African parliamentarians to interact and share ideas and experiences on democracies and economies.
Ndoma-Egba said that the summit would address voters’ expectations and the reality of parliamentary representation and overcoming the limits of legislative oversight.
He said it would also touch on the issue of processing of legislations, political parties and legislative autonomy, modernising the operations of parliaments and the role of parliaments in enhancing regional integration.
According to him, the advantages for Nigeria as a host country are numerous as the summit placed her in the forefront of efforts to consolidate democracy in Africa.
The summit will hold from Nov. 10 to 13. and its logo depicts the Map of Africa showing flags of all the countries and the mace which is the symbol of the legislature. (NAN)