Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament visits Barau in Abuja

The newly elected Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Memounatou Ibrahima, on Thursday, paid a courtesy visit to the Deputy President of the Senate and First Deputy Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, at the National Assembly Abuja. In the company of the Speaker were the fourth Deputy Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament, Billay […]

The newly elected Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Memounatou Ibrahima, on Thursday, paid a courtesy visit to the Deputy President of the Senate and First Deputy Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, at the National Assembly Abuja.

In the company of the Speaker were the fourth Deputy Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament, Billay G Tunkara, and the management staff of the subregional assembly.

Senator Barau, while welcoming the Speaker and her entourage, expressed delight over the visit and congratulated her on her emergence as the Speaker of the Sixth Legislature of the ECOWAS Parliament.

In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ismail Mudashir, Senator Barau said he had prepared the ground for the new Speaker when he acted as the Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament between April 4 and May 23 this year.

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He said they will continue to support her to take the parliament to the next level to address the challenges facing the subregion.

“Once again, I want to congratulate you on your election as the Speaker of the ECOWAS parliament. Based on your track records and history, you are well-suited for the job. We hope you are going to do your best to make sure that the parliament is taken to the next level.

“I held forth for you before your election. And as an acting Speaker then, I did very well to prepare the ground for you to make sure everything goes fine. I am glad that you are hitting the ground running without wasting time. The election occurred about ten days ago, but now you are in Abuja. This is a demonstration of the wonderful things that you are bringing to the parliament by the grace of God,” he said.

In her remarks, the Speaker of the ECOWAS parliament, Maimunatou Ibrahim, thanked the Deputy President of the Senate for the warm reception.