Senate president Bukola Saraki has pushed for more powers for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament, if the aim of the subregion to achieve full integration is to be realized.

Saraki made this statement while giving a speech at the opening of the First Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament in Abuja. He said;

"The ECOWAS sub-region has come a long way in pursuit of integration and development. However, what is clear today is that we need to do more. Other regional bodies including those who we inspired have moved faster towards integration than we have.

"Sadly, this has been due to our inability to add to the institutional building blocks and muster the courage to reorder our structures for the vision of a virile and integrated ECOWAS.

"The ECOWAS Parliament remains a critical place to start. We must as a necessity, give the parliament greater authorization and capacity to duly legislate on common areas and provide oversight on certain issues of common interest and interdependency.

"For as long as we are unable to, or fail to remit to this parliament more powers, the dreams for greater integration will remain a myth. This singular reason may be responsible for the lack of adequate cohesion in the fight against terrorism, cross border crimes and the implementation of agreed trade agreements and protocols.

"With greater oversight and authorization, it is possible that we would see greater inroads made in the areas of the enforcement of ECOWAS regional trade agreements and instruments especially the Common External tarriff order"

http://dumebiifeanyi.com/saraki-seeks-powers-ecowas-photos/

tinubu must not see this news, else he may kick 'plate'





anything that makes tinubu sad, makes me happyyyyyy

OK I see

When is he resuming his trial at the CCT

Celestine Ukwu's Ije Enu song is amazing, listening and observing

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nice

Saraki-always smiling even with his ongoing trial..

Oga Saraki, it is because of people like you, who refuse to resign despite corruption charges hanging over their heads, that ECOWAS has not moved forward.

If it was in a more developed country, such a man would not even raise his head politically, let alone represent us at a body such as ECOWAS.

Smh....

In the maintime, check my signature if you want to study in Europe or America this september.

More powers for ECOWAS?

What influence can Saraki a mere senate president leverage in ECOWAS ?

Why is this nonsense news on the FP?

when are they increasing minimum wage?

Issokay.

ok

good move... they should have soething like the icj also

#SarakiFearNot

I just like this thief, moreover, no be my state money him steal

criminal Saraki

I thought his guy was still under impeachment? No wonder we are fantastically foolish to appoint a liar as senate president

d idi..ot want more powers to ECOWAS so dat he can take his case there...I know his feelings....HeWish ECOWAS has a court dat can over ride d ones in d country..


corrupt people always looking for loop holes like Ostrish burying its head in sand

OZAOEKPE:
tinubu must not see this news, else he may kick 'plate'





anything that makes tinubu sad, makes me happyyyyyy

Meaning Tinubu is your Nightmare.

U dey beef person wey no know about your existence.

KenModi:
Oga Saraki, it is because of people like you, who refuse to resign despite corruption charges hanging over their heads, that ECOWAS has not moved forward.

If it was in a more developed country, such a man would not even raise his head politically, let alone represent us at a body such as ECOWAS.

Smh....

In the maintime, check my signature if you want to study in Europe or America this september.

how can he resign when people that state wrote to the assemble were given minister as reward e.g Rivers and Lagoon

Been a while I heard about this thief o.

Good.

gbalikuma:

how can he resign when people that state wrote to the assemble were given minister as reward e.g Rivers and Lagoon

Mr. Man is this English you wrote?

Please read again what you wrote and this time slowly and carefully.

[size=28pt]that is the conference do you see Obasanjo there. No.[/size]


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYBht7szl1Q

hi