Senate President Godswill Akpabio has been elected into the global Executive Committee of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), the first Nigerian lawmaker to clinch the position in 59 years.
Akpabio was elected yesterday at the IPU’s 147th General Assembly in Luanda, Angola.
The last time a Nigerian was elected into the Executive Committee of the global parliamentary body was in 1964.
IPU is the global organisation of national parliaments founded in 1889, and dedicated to promoting peace through parliamentary diplomacy and dialogue.
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It has grown over its 135 years into a truly global organisation with 179-country members out of 193 countries in the world.
A statement by the Special Assistant (Media/Communication) to the Senate President, Anietie Ekong said Senator Akpabio was voted for by delegates across the world to emerge as an Executive Committee member of IPU with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland for a three-year mandate.
