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ECOWAS Parliament Elects First Female Speaker

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"2RfH9Vvw" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>The 6th ECOWAS Parliament has elected Ibrahim Maimunatu&comma; a female from Togo&comma; as the Speaker of the Parliament&period; She is the first female Speaker to be elected in the parliament’s history&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"YMj7wsQ2" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>During her investiture speech&comma; the newly elected Speaker expressed gratitude to the Parliamentarians for entrusting the fate of the parliament for the next four years to her&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I’m grateful for the honour conferred on me&period; I commended the Chairman of the ECOWAS and Nigeria’s President&comma; Bola Ahmed for entrusting the 6th Legislature to my country&period;”<&sol;p><div class&equals;"MLEsS1B9" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>This is the first time the leadership entrusted to a woman&comma; this&comma; has proven the vision of ECOWAS youth and women should be protected&period; This has further demonstrated the aim and passion of Togo President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé who always support youths and women&comma; particularly with the introduction of the legislation to support youths and women in Togo”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The new Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament&comma; Maimunatu assured that she will leave no stone unturned to meet the expectations of the member states&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad3" id&equals;"quads-ad3" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>She further commended the Deputy Speaker of the Parliament&comma; Barau Jibrin&comma; who has demonstrated his skills&comma; commitment&comma; determination&comma; and leadership style in bringing the Parliament to its current stage&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>She lamented that the reinsurgence of Terrorism and coup d’ etat in Niger Republic Burkina Faso and Mali and Climate Change were some of the issues bedevelling the sub region&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>She lamented that the resurgence of terrorism and coups d’état in Niger Republic&comma; Burkina Faso&comma; and Mali&comma; as well as climate change&comma; were some of the issues plaguing the sub-region&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>She stressed that the Parliament would collaborate with member states to address the challenges facing the West African region&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>She maintained that the Parliament will work together towards realisation of its 5 pillars envisaged in vision 2050&comma; including a secure&comma; stable and peaceful region&semi; a region endowed with strong institutions&comma; and that complies with the rule of law and fundamental freedoms&semi; a fully integrated and prosperous region&semi; a region mobilized for transformation&comma; inclusive and sustainable development&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>After she delivered her inaugural speech&comma; Ibrahima Maimunatu declared the 2nd Extraordinary Session held in Kano closed&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Earlier&comma; Deputy Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament&comma; Barau Jibrin noted that Extraordinary Session held in ancient city of Kano was to bring the Parliament to the people of Kano State&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 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