Abuja, Nigeria – Ninety-seven parliamentarians from the ECOWAS region, including five legislators from Liberia, took the oath of office today to become members of the Sixth Legislature of the ECOWAS Parliament.
A press release from the Liberian Embassy in Abuja, Nigeria stated that Hon. Edwin Melvin Snowe, Jr. (Head of Delegation), Hon. Alex Jenekai Tyler, Sr., Rev. Samuel R. Enders, Hon. Momma Briggs Mensah, and Hon. Taa Z. Wongbe were among those who took the solemn pledge.
Along with other pressing challenges of regional integration and economic growth, the Sixth Legislature’s new agenda, which addresses women’s empowerment, youth involvement, and interaction with community members, will be implemented with assistance from the Liberian legislators.
The Sixth Legislature was presided over by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria, who also serves as Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government. He urged the newly elected lawmakers to approach their work with a shared goal of advancing the ECOWAS area. “Our partnership can bring solutions to regional development problems even in the face of ongoing challenges,” Chairman Tinubu stressed.
He declared that he was looking forward to the ECOWAS’s powers being increased, especially the ability for Member States to directly elect their lawmakers. Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, His Excellency Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, President of the ECOWAS Commission, and His Excellency Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, were among the other notable attendees of the inaugural session.
One of the ECOWAS institutions is the Community Parliament, or ECOWAS Parliament. In order to advance regional integration, representatives of the people of West Africa gather in Abuja-Nigeria as a venue for discussion, consensus-building, and consultation.
