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March 11, 2016
ECOWAS Parliament urged to popularise
regional integration
From Benjamin Mensah, GNA Special Correspondent, Abuja
Abuja, Nov 19, GNA - Modalities have been established on how
the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), soon
to become a Commission, would consult the ECOWAS Parliament
to adequately promote the process of regional integration.
Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Executive Secretary of ECOWAS, has
therefore urged Members of the ECOWAS Parliament to work
with the spirit of collaboration to achieve a strong and
viable regional integration.
Dr Chambas made the call on Sunday at a cocktail in honour
of the legislators as part of the inaugural session of the
Second ECOWAS Parliament, underway in Abuja, Nigeria.
He underscored the role of the ECOWAS Parliament in
achieving regional integration and urged the Members to
popularise regional integration in their national
parliaments and at the grassroots levels.
He said the decision to have an ECOWAS Parliament was an
important step in bringing the message of integration to the
grassroots level.
"Popularise it within our national parliaments, and
popularise it at the grassroots level. This would allow for
increased trade, increase production, and facilitate free
movement of people, goods services for a better life of our
people", Dr Chambas said, adding "this is what regional
integration is all about."
Meanwhile, with much work still to be done at the various
committee levels, Members have agreed to hold an
extraordinary session beginning third week of January 2007.
GNA
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