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| Speaker Dogara and EU’s Santiago Fisaf |
Speaker of
the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara says the European Union has displayed an
unwavering commitment to deepen Nigeria’s democracy by selecting it to
be among seven countries that make up its new commission.
the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara says the European Union has displayed an
unwavering commitment to deepen Nigeria’s democracy by selecting it to
be among seven countries that make up its new commission.
Speaking when he received a delegation from the EU Parliament in the National Assembly, Mr Dogara also noted that this is in addition to many other interventions
by the EU which is helping promote democratic culture in Nigeria.
by the EU which is helping promote democratic culture in Nigeria.
Mr Dogara also noted
that deepening democracy goes beyond the ballot because it is what
happens after the ballot that matters, adding that as part of efforts to deepen the quality of the nation’s
democracy, Nigeria is already working on the shortfalls observed by the
EU in the 2015 elections through bills that are before the National
Assembly.
that deepening democracy goes beyond the ballot because it is what
happens after the ballot that matters, adding that as part of efforts to deepen the quality of the nation’s
democracy, Nigeria is already working on the shortfalls observed by the
EU in the 2015 elections through bills that are before the National
Assembly.
He maintained that, democracy is not just about elections because
elections have produced dictators in the past but the people must always
work to protect and deepen democracy.
elections have produced dictators in the past but the people must always
work to protect and deepen democracy.
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Earlier, Leader
of the EU Parliament delegation, Mr Santiago Fisaf, disclosed that the EU had started a new commission dealing not
only with federation election but capacity building, and had chosen
Nigeria as one of the seven countries to participate.
of the EU Parliament delegation, Mr Santiago Fisaf, disclosed that the EU had started a new commission dealing not
only with federation election but capacity building, and had chosen
Nigeria as one of the seven countries to participate.
He explained, “a special
agreement between a few countries to interact with us and to help each
other with best practices in different parliaments. There are only seven
countries in the world that we have this agreement with: Ukraine,
Maldova, Georgia,Tunisia, Yemen, Peru and now, Nigeria.”
The
aim of this Committee is to build special relationships between the
parliaments, institutionally and also for exchange Senators, Members of
the House of Representatives, staff, young politicians and political
parties as well as to exchange ideas and problems and also finding ways to solving
them.
aim of this Committee is to build special relationships between the
parliaments, institutionally and also for exchange Senators, Members of
the House of Representatives, staff, young politicians and political
parties as well as to exchange ideas and problems and also finding ways to solving
them.
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