By: Kebba AF Touray
The ECOWAS parliament will hold its second extraordinary session for the Sixth legislature in Kano, Northern Nigeria, from today May 20 to Saturday, May 25, 2024.
The session’s purpose is to consider and adopt the rule of procedure, strategic plans for the sixth legislature, and the 2024 work program of the Regional Parliament.
“This session is crucial in establishing the framework for the new legislature’s operations and in ensuring that it effectively addresses the needs of the West African region,” UchennaDuru-Nwaotule, head of the Communications Division of the ECOWAS Parliament said.
About ECOWAS Parliament:
The ECOWAS parliament is the House of Representatives of the People of the Community of West Africa. The parliament has 115 seats, and each Member State is guaranteed a minimum of five seats.
The remaining forty seats are distributed in proportion based on the population of each country. Consequently, Nigeria has a total of 35 seats followed by Ghana with eight seats. Côte d’Ivoire has seven seats, whereas Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali, Niger and Senegal have six seats respectively.
The remaining ECOWAS Member States, namely Benin, Cabo Verde, The Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Togo, each have five seats.
