The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has appointed Nigerian Senate President Godswill Akpabio to its Preparatory Committee for the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament, scheduled for 2025.
In a letter to Akpabio, IPU General Secretary Martin Chungong conveyed the nomination and invited him to the committee’s inaugural meeting on May 16-17, 2024, in Geneva.
The IPU holds World Conferences of Speakers of Parliament every five years since 2000, in collaboration with the United Nations. Their aim is to strengthen the parliamentary dimension in UN work and address the democracy gap in international relations.
The Preparatory Committee for the 2025 conference includes 20 Speakers of Parliament, representatives of the IPU Executive Committee, and a senior representative of the UN Secretary-General.
Other members of the committee include:
* Dr. Tulia Ackson, President of the IPU
* Mr. Brahim Boughali, President, National People’s Assembly, Algeria
* Ms. Carolina Cerqueira, Speaker, National Assembly, Angola
* Mr. Adama Bictogo, Speaker, National Assembly, Côte d’Ivoire
* Ms. Hamda bint Hassan Al-Sulaiti, Deputy Speaker, Shura Council, Qatar
* Mr. Milton Dick, Speaker, House of Representatives, Australia
* Ms. Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, Speaker, Parliament, Bangladesh
* Mr. Zhao Leji, Chairman, National People’s Congress, China
* Ms. Sahiba Gafarova, Chairwoman, National Assembly, Azerbaijan
* Ms. Victoria Eugenia Villarruel, President, Senate, Argentina
* Mr. Manzoor Nadir, Speaker, National Assembly, Guyana
At the committee’s first meeting, members will discuss the time and venue of the 2025 conference, its objectives, format, themes, and expected outcomes. CONTINUE READING
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