A member of Ghana’s delegation to the fifth Community Parliament, Mahama Ayariga joined colleagues in the La Cote d’lvoire National Assembly to explain the whole concept and the need to have ECOWAS citizens elect lawmakers, then the current practice of appointing lawmakers from the various National Assemblies would be stopped.
The current Speaker of the community parliament, Rt. Hon Sidie Mohammed Tunis has made this one of his top priorities, and the idea is catching up with lawmakers in the ECOWAS Parliament leading to a number of discussions to actualize the idea.
Meanwhile, the ECOWAS Parliament conveyed its condolences to the Parliament of La Cote d’lvoire on the demise of their colleague, Hon Sale Poli who was a Member of the ECOWAS Parliament representing La Cote d’lvoire.
Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/Ghanamps.com