Twelve out of 15 member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) converged in Kano for the sixth legislature.
The twelve available states came together to discuss member states’ socio-economic, political, security, and other challenges confronting the regional organization.
The three West African Countries that were physically absent were representatives of Junta led government of Burkina Faso, Niger Republic and Mali.
The second extraordinary session of ECOWAS started on Monday, today with the registration and accreditation of participants at Bristol Palace, Kano,
In an interview with journalists at the venue of the meeting on Monday, the First Deputy Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Barau I. Jubrin, said Monday’s engagement was like bureau meetings between the leadership of the Parliament and the committee chairmen, including other principal officers of the Parliament.
According to him, “Tomorrow (Tuesday) is going to be the session that will involve all the parliamentarians and of course, the invited guests that will be here with us.
“Tuesday will be a session for all the parliamentarians; and VIPs are going to be invited to witness the session. It is going to be a general meeting.”
