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Speakers and Clerks of Parliament meet at the Pan African Parliament in SA
06 Aug 2019 at 15:30hrs | Views
The Pan African Parliament president, Honourable Roger Nkodo Dang has opened the Tenth Conference of Speakers of African Parliaments and Meeting of Clerks of African Parliaments in Midrand, South Africa.
"We need unity of Africa to be pioneered by the Speakers and Clerks of national parliaments as we move forward establishing a better and functional Africa," said Nkodo while officially opening the conference during the current underway Ordinary Session of the Permanent Committee Sittings of the Pan African Parliament Fifth Parliament.
"There are people out there who are sabotaging Africa and its executive institutions that are development driven. We would like to urge you as our national parliaments to shape a correct and better continent for all Africans. We rely on you and we need to come together and work together. As the PAP we are here to partner up and working with you to achieve the work that lies ahead your way."
With its main purpose aimed at promoting the ownership of the theme of the African Union for 2019 and 2020, and its implementation at the national level, the conference is held under the theme "Towards durable solutions to forced migration to accelerate integration and development in Africa: role of national and regional parliaments".
Hon Nkodo also challenged the Speakers and Clerks to lobby their parliaments and countries to ratify all outstanding protocols being advocated for by the continent at various levels.
"As our clerks and speakers of parliament we are also relying on you to get all protocols ratified. Can you see to it that every country ratifies all outstanding protocols urgently. We need to seriously pull in one direction as a continent. I would like it if you priorities challenging everyone out there to ratify protocols. I believe that if you are to walk out of this conference having taken a stand to prioritise the ratification of protocols all will be great for Africa," added Nkodo.
"We need unity of Africa to be pioneered by the Speakers and Clerks of national parliaments as we move forward establishing a better and functional Africa," said Nkodo while officially opening the conference during the current underway Ordinary Session of the Permanent Committee Sittings of the Pan African Parliament Fifth Parliament.
"There are people out there who are sabotaging Africa and its executive institutions that are development driven. We would like to urge you as our national parliaments to shape a correct and better continent for all Africans. We rely on you and we need to come together and work together. As the PAP we are here to partner up and working with you to achieve the work that lies ahead your way."
With its main purpose aimed at promoting the ownership of the theme of the African Union for 2019 and 2020, and its implementation at the national level, the conference is held under the theme "Towards durable solutions to forced migration to accelerate integration and development in Africa: role of national and regional parliaments".
Hon Nkodo also challenged the Speakers and Clerks to lobby their parliaments and countries to ratify all outstanding protocols being advocated for by the continent at various levels.
"As our clerks and speakers of parliament we are also relying on you to get all protocols ratified. Can you see to it that every country ratifies all outstanding protocols urgently. We need to seriously pull in one direction as a continent. I would like it if you priorities challenging everyone out there to ratify protocols. I believe that if you are to walk out of this conference having taken a stand to prioritise the ratification of protocols all will be great for Africa," added Nkodo.
Source - Byo24News
