The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has congratulated the newly elected President of the (IPU), who's also the
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has congratulated the newly elected President of the , who’s also the Speaker of the Tanzanian Parliament, Rt. Hon. Tulia Ackson.
Ackson was on Friday in Luanda, Angola, elected as the President of IPU, also becoming the 31st president of the international organisation of national parliaments. She beat three other candidates on the ballot: Ms Adji Diarra Mergane Kanouté of Senegal, Ms Catherine Gotani Hara of Malawi and Ms Marwa Abdibashir Hagi of Somalia, all women Members of parliament from Africa.
Elated on Ackson’s win, he recalled his pledge to her in July, during a courtesy visit to his office at the National Assembly in Abuja, by the East Africa Legislative Assembly, led by Hon. Joseph Ntakirutimana.While congratulating other candidates, who contested for the position, Kalu urged them to support Ackson for the benefit of Africa, assuring that Nigeria’s Parliament will work with her to address global challenges, promote peace, and advance the interests of all nations.
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