“There are already mechanisms in place, through what is called parliamentary diplomacy, to reach out to them.'
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“Letters have been sent to them, and very soon, some of us will start visiting those countries to engage the heads of government.“We’ll tell them, for instance, that, granted, maybe they were offended by one or two things, but let us sit down again and discuss,” the deputy speaker stressed.PREMIUM TIMES delivers fact-based journalism for Nigerians, by Nigerians — and our community of supporters, the readers who donate, make our work possible.
“If these are not enough, we will increase because there are so many development agencies, there are so many people who are interested in the sub-region.Mr Kalu also said the ECOWAS Parliament wants to amend its Supplementary Act so as to entrench the separation of powers and guarantee legislative autonomy.
He expressed confidence that the move would get the buy-in of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government.He said: “Rightly put, we need to amend the Supplementary Act. “So, we are heading towards that because the Supplementary Act does not fully give the independence of the parliament,” he said.
Mr Kalu emphasised that once this was in place, the three ethos and principles of democracy, namely, transparency, accountability and credibility, would be observed. “The doctrine is clear on the definition of the parameters of the operation of the various arms of government.
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