Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has urged the re-elected President of Liberia, Ellen Sirleaf Johnson to work towards the consolidation of peace, stability and democratic growth so far achieved in the country.
Speaking at the opening of the Extraordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament in Abuja, Ekweremadu, congratulated the government and people of Liberia, the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government and the entire Community for the peaceful conduct of the presidential and parliamentary elections in the country.
He said that the Community Parliament was encouraged by the outcome of the election and added that it was a sign that democracy and stability were gaining ground.
He tasked President Sirleaf to be “magnanimous and focused in victory conscious of the fact that the greatest victory would be to hand over a more peaceful, democratic, and prosperous Liberia at the end of her tenure”.
Ekweremadu further said that the Extraordinary Session would afford the Parliament the opportunity to examine some of the fundamental Referrals from the ECOWAS Commission bordering on air transport, telecommunications, and e-learning.
He noted that the Referral on air transport was critical to promoting free movement of people, goods, and services by addressing vital issues like landing rights, airspace management, compensation of passengers for missed flights and lost luggage.