News:
June 7, 2021
Speaker of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament, Rt. Hon Sidie Mohammed Tunis has given assurance to lawmakers that the House would have a discussion on concerns raised when country reports of member states were presented at the plenary.
Burkina Faso and Senegal postponed their local level elections which lawmakers were unhappy about and raised reservations. Speaker Tunis admitted that the concerns are very important one raised by members, and it was important that the House look into it and take a decision on the matter.
And the House would be task to write to Authorities of member states concerns of the House.
One other issue that came up strongly was the thirty percent quota for females that member states adopt in law, but in reality, they are not followed.
Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/Ghanamps.com/Abuja