OVIE OMOAGEGE IN UGANDA FOR COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE!

The Deputy Senate President of the Nigeria Senate His ExcelIency Sen.Ovie Omoagege arrived Kampala, Uganda, for the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC).

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila led the National Assembly delegation to the Conference.

The conference will last till September 29 and has the theme:  'Adaptation, engagement and evolution of parliaments in a rapidly changing Commonwealth.'

The  Nigerian delegation would join their counterparts to identify solutions to challenges faced by member parliaments as well as enhance democratic values and practices.

The CPC offers the prospect of the coming together of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA’s) global membership of Parliamentarians and Parliamentary staff to address the critical issues facing today’s Parliaments.

The Deputy Senate President is bid to address critical issues facing the Africa sub-region parliament in discharging their duties as one of the arms of government in democratic governance.