ECOWAS parliament begins second ordinary session in Abuja

All is set for the 2023 Second Ordinary Session of the Economic Community of West African States Parliament in Abuja, as delegates from 15 member countries have arrived.
The session, which begins on Wednesday, November 22, 2023, will last until Friday, December 15, 2023.
The programme will witness the swearing-in of new legislatures to the parliament.
Other highlights of the ordinary session will be the sitting of the joint committees ranging from agriculture, environment, natural resources, health, legal affairs to human rights.
Other committees are those of social affairs, gender, and women empowerment.
(NAN)
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