Emeka Ihedioha, Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives

Onwuka Nzeshi

The House of Representatives yesterday declared its readiness to  partner the Pan African  Parliament to enhance economic integration  political  cooperation of the continent.

Deputy Speaker of the House, Hon. Emeka  Ihedioha made the pledge when the President of the Pan-African  Parliament, Hon. Bethel Amadi, paid the leadership of the House  a visit at the National Assembly.

Ihedioha said the House of Representatives would  partner with Africa Union Parliament to boost trade, investment, employment and parliamentary democracy in Africa.

The Deputy Speaker who noted the  slow pace of development in Africa and assured the visiting  delegation of the preparedness of the House towards reversing the trend.

“The House is prepared to give the leadership of African Union Parliament the necessary support to succeed. We will partner with the parliament to ensure that it achieves the legislative agenda which it has set out for itself and to ensure that trade, investment and employment are boosted in Africa,”Ihedioha said.

He applauded the emergence of  Amadi  as the President of the Pan-African  Parliament and  commended  the  body for making development-based issues the  centre-point of its  agenda in the next three  years, saying that it was the proper thing to do.