We need strong leadership and political will to get ECOWAS MPs elected
One major concern for political watchers with regards to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament is whether we will ever get to a point of electing its lawmakers.
This, a member of the 5th Parliament, Hon Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah said requires strong leadership and political will to achieve.
According to him if there is a strong leadership and political will the election of ECOWAS MPs will be achieved and blames the current leadership for not doing much to actualize this important feat.
He asserts that the current Speaker Rt. Hon Sidie Mohammed Tunis came with the drive to have direct elections to the Community Parliament actualized; unfortunately that drive fizzled down.
“I do not know what happened and why he could not push for this agenda or whether the Authority of Heads of States and Government decided not to accept his proposal or is from him personally or from us as MPs from the ECOWAS Parliament. It has not happened. Whoever is taking over in the 6th legislature that is the next Parliament, should be able to drive this agenda home and should be one of the priority areas for that person to leave a legacy that during my tenure in office I was able to get members elected into that Parliament.”
Date: January 24, 2024