- Be good ambassadors, Akpabio tells Nigerian community in Angola
History was on Friday made in the far-away oil rich country of Angola, when the President of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and leader of Nigeria’s delegation to the 147th Inter-Parliamentary Union General Assembly in Luanda, Angola broke a 59- year- old jinx, by being elected into the Executive Committee of the global parliamentary body.
The last time a Nigerian was elected into the Executive Committee of the Parliamentary Union was in 1964.
The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) is the global organization of national parliaments founded in 1889, and dedicated to promoting peace through parliamentary diplomacy and dialogue.
It has grown over its 135 years into a truly global organization with 179 country members out of 193 countries in the world.
The IPU facilitates parliamentary diplomacy and empowers parliaments and parliamentarians to promote peace, democracy and sustainable development around the world.
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A statement by the Special Assistant (Media/ Communication) to the Senate President, Anietie Ekong said Senator Akpabio, was overwhelmingly voted for by delegates across the world to emerge as an Executive Committee member of the Parliamentary Union with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland for a three-year mandate
While meeting with the Nigerians living in the Republic of Angola, Akpabio urged them not to engage in any act that can tarnish the image of Nigeria.
According to Akpabio, “It is very rare to go to some countries and find the indigenes of that country being part and parcel of the foreign nationals who are living in that country like we have here and joining you to form the Nigeria-Angola Chamber of Commerce.”