The Appearing Speaker of the Parliament of the Financial Neighborhood of West African States (ECOWAS), Nigeria’s Senator Jibrin Barau has mentioned that the Second Extraordinary Session of the Parliament which commenced in Kano, North-West Nigeria, was an avenue for interplay and enterprise relations.
The Deputy Speaker of the Nigerian Senate mentioned this when he led a delegation of Members of the Sixth Legislature of the regional legislature to the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, at his palace on Monday, as a part of actions lined up for the session within the historic metropolis.
Parliamentarians from 12 international locations together with Nigeria, Benin Republic, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote D’ Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Republic of Togo, are collaborating within the second extraordinary session of the parliament.
Talking through the go to, Senator Barau defined that Kano was chosen for the second extraordinary session to deliver the ECOWAS Parliament nearer to the folks.
He mentioned the session in Kano “will deliver the ECOWAS Parliament nearer to the folks on the grassroots. It would additionally create an avenue for interactions and enterprise relations. The dream of our founding fathers is to unite us by ECOWAS.
“The emir is the custodian of our custom and faith. We’re right here to hunt his blessings and register our respect for the emirate and the emir. Your Royal Highness, we additionally wish to search your prayers for the occasion to achieve success.”
In his remarks, the Emir of Kano thanked the parliamentarians for the go to and prayed for the profitable conduct of the extraordinary session of the parliament.
The Emir, whereas commending Barau for facilitating the internet hosting of the session in Kano, urged the parliamentarians to discover enterprise alternatives within the state.
He additionally prayed for peace and stability in Nigeria and the complete sub-region.