Assessment of the Implications of the Revised Protocol of the Pan African Parliament
Overview This project was about assessing the revised Pan African Parliament (PAP) Protocol, with the aim of determining the potential implications, both positive and negative, of implementing the revised protocol on the PAP as an organ of the African Union and on its members at national level. The assessment was […]
African Parliaments
COUNTRY Nigeria STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENT Bicameral SESSION The 19th Assembly TERM Four (4) years (since 2019) SEATS 469109 Senators360 Representatives GENDER REPRESENTATION Male 239 Female 36 LEADERSHIP Senate President – Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan (since June 20)Deputy Senate President –Ovie Omo-AgegeSpeaker of the House – Femi Gbajabiamila (since 11 June 2019)Deputy Speaker – Ahmed Wase Website www.nass.gov.ng[…]
Research on the Dynamics of Processes of the enhancement of powers of the ECOWAS Parliament
Overview The ECOWAS Parliament was established under articles 6 and 13 of the ECOWAS Revised Treaty of 1993. The Protocol relating to the Parliament was signed in Abuja on the 6th August, 1994 and entered into force on 14th March, 2002. In 2006, a Supplementary Protocol was adopted to modify[…]
Freedom of Religion or Belief Leadership Network (FoRBLN)
Overview The FoRBLN is implemented by a three-tier consortium and seeks to create a leadership network involving parliamentarians and belief leaders across eight countries to address the legislative barriers to freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) and the social mores that support societal hostility towards minority groups on account of[…]