President of the Senate David Mark will today lead Nigerian parliamentarians to participate in the 130th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) conference holding in Geneva, Switzerland.
A statement issued yesterday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Paul Mumeh, stated that the weeklong global legislative conference begins tomorrow and ends next Friday.
According to the statement, this year’s conference general debate would focus on “IPU at 125: Renewing our commitment to peace and democracy in the world”, to coincides with the anniversary of the legislative assembly.
Other issues billed for debate includes: “Towards a nuclear-weapon -free world: the contribution of parliaments and the role of parliaments in protecting the rights of children in particular unaccompanied migrants children in preventing their exploitation in situations of war and conflict among others.
Senator Mark is accompanied by the Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives Emeka Ihedioha, Senate Minority Whip, Ganiyu Olarewaju Solomon, Senators Abdulazeez Usman, Helen Esuene , Ehigie Uzamere and Hassan Barata.
Others on the entourage are House of Representatives’ Daniel Reyenieju, Mohammed Idris, Binta Fatima Bello and Raphael Nnanna Igbokwe.
The delegation is expected back in Nigeria on Saturday March 21, 2014.
