The Inter-Parliamentary Union, IPU, has named President of the Nigerian Senate, Godswill Akpabio, as a member of the Preparatory Committee for the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament 2025.Executive Committee, and the senior representative of the UN Secretary-General.”Ms. Carolina Cerqueira, Speaker, National Assembly, Angola; Mr. Adama Bictogo, Speaker, National Assembly, Côte d’Ivoire; Mr. Godswill Akpabio, President, Senate, Nigeria.
Others are Arab Group, Mr. Rachid Talbi El Alami, Speaker House of Representatives, Morocco, Ms. Hamda bint Hassan Al-Sulaiti, Deputy Speaker, Shura Council, Qatar, Asia Pacific Group, Mr. Milton Dick, Speaker, House of Representatives, Australia, Ms. Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury.
Speaker, Parliament, Bangladesh, Mr. Zhao Leji; Chairman, National People’s Congress, China, Eurasia Group, Mr. Alen Simonyan,Chairman National Assembly, Armenia,Ms. Sahiba Gafarova, Chairwoman, National Assembly, Azerbaijan, Group of Latin America and the Caribbean, Ms. Victoria Eugenia Villarruel, President, Senate, Argentina, Mr. Manzoor Nadir Speaker, National Assembly, Guyana Ms. Marcela Guerra Castillo, among others.
The statement informed the nominees to note that, “at your first meeting in May, you will have an opportunity to engage with fellow Speakers and discuss matters relating to the time and venue of the 2025 Speakers’ Conference, its main objective, general format, themes, and expected outcomes.
“I very much hope that you can join us for this important meeting and look forward to working closely.”
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