ECOWAS Parliament

By Lekan Sowande, Abuja President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has commended the Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Hadja Memounatou Ibrahima, for her untiring efforts at repositioning the subregional parliament by…

The Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States ECOWAS has set up a mediation team to visit the Niger Republic as part of its effort towards the resolution of the impasse arising from the forceful takeover of power and…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) parliament, has announced that it would converge for an extraordinary plenary session. The emergency plenary session is on the heels of the military coup in the Republic of Niger led…

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, has reminded legislators of the ECOWAS parliament on the need to align their programmes to those of the founding fathers of the regional body. The President, who stated this on Monday at the opening…

The Chairman of the Committee on Political Affairs, Peace and Security and Africa Peer Review Mechanism, ECOWAS Parliament, Edwin Snowe Junior, has said that the Community Parliament will introduce a good governance bill where no president…

The President of Aspire Women Forum (AWF), Barrister Zainab Marwa-Abubakar, has described political mentorship as a vital tool for inclusion in governance, saying it will help create spaces for women and youth participation in political and…

The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has pledged to strengthen community institutions to deliver on its statutory mandate to the people of the region. The Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament, Dr. Sidie Mohamed Tunis, stated this…

#ElectionBuzzNig'23 The Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has urged Nigeria to ensure that its general election is credible and rancour-free. The Speaker of the Community Parliament, Dr.…

The Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Dr Sidie Tunis commends President Alasssane Ouattara of Ivory Coast and the country’s former President Laurent Gbagbo for their reconciliation and peace pact, urging African leaders to emulate such…

The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS Parliament will hold its delocalized meeting under the theme: “Cryptocurrency as a facilitator of Community trade in West Africa,” from July 6 to 10, 2021 in Ouagadougou,…