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Members of the Sixth Legislature of the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), on Wednesday, paid sensitization visits to two schools in Kano State as part of activities lined up for the Second Extraordinary Session of the parliament, holding in Kano, North West, Nigeria.

The Deputy President of the Senate and the Acting Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, led the delegation to Aliyu Saidu Bebeji Government Arabic Secondary School and Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria (MAAUN).

Parliamentarians from 12 countries, including Nigeria, Benin Republic, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote D’ Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone and the Republic of Togo, are participating in the second extraordinary session of the parliament.

At the secondary school, Senator Barau explained the importance of the ECOWAS in integrating the subregion.

He said they are in the school to bring the Parliament closer to the people and for the students to tap from their wealth of experiences.

“We are here today for the members of the ECOWAS Parliament to know about our educational system and to meet our students, as well as for you, the students, to learn more about the ECOWAS Parliament.

“This school is like my school. I belong to this community. I was the first House of Representatives member of this federal constituency (Tarauni) in 1999.

” Therefore, I am donating uniforms to all the school’s students, one set for each student. I will send tailors to take your measurements for the new uniforms. I will also give a new Sharon vehicle for the school and N1 million to the teachers,” he said.

Similarly, another member of the Parliament, Paschal A. Agbodike, who represents Ihiala Federal Constituency of Anambra State at the House of Representatives, donated N1 million to the school.

Earlier, the state commissioner of education, Umar Haruna Doguwa, thanked the parliamentarians for the visit, describing it as the first in history.

Represented by the Director of Schools of the Ministry, Alhaji Abbas Abdullahi, the commissioner, lauded Senator Barau for bringing the ECOWAS delegation to Kano, saying it would benefit the entire state.

On his part, the school’s principal, Yusuf Saidu Atiku, said, “I am not surprised with what Senator Barau did to us because of his generosity. That is why he is called Maliya.

“We appreciate this kind gesture and support to us. We will never forget what you have done to us. We thank you and the entire ECOWAS Parliament.”

The sixth parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS Parliament) at the 2024 second extraordinary session of the parliament holding in Kano, North West Nigeria, considered and adopted crucial parliamentary instruments to guide the progress and implementation of its mandate.

The instruments consist of the rules of procedure, the strategic plan and the 2024 work plan of the parliament.

Acting Speaker of the ECOWAS parliament and Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, in his speech at the session’s opening, stressed the importance of the protocols in facilitating the work of the parliament.

“This Extraordinary Session is unique on several counts. During this session, we are expected to hold deliberations and adopt three very important instruments which bear heavily on the progress and effective implementation of our mandate.

They are The Rules of Procedure of the Sixth Legislature, which was deferred from our inaugural session—the Strategic Plan of the Sixth Legislature and 2024 Annual Work Plan.

“You would agree with me that our Rules of Procedure are very important as they make us more efficient and serve as our guide, thereby reducing the chances of our actions and decisions being challenged for procedural deficiencies.

“The Strategic Plan, on the other hand, will serve as a crucial and indispensable tool in ensuring that our programs and activities are directly linked with the overall strategic institutional objectives of ECOWAS, while our Work Plan will set the agenda for our engagements this year, he said.

The adoption of these instruments now sets the stage for the full commencement of parliamentary activities by the community parliament.