{"id":4937,"date":"2021-10-22T09:30:50","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T09:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/ghana-president-calls-for-continental-integration"},"modified":"2021-10-22T09:48:41","modified_gmt":"2021-10-22T09:48:41","slug":"ghana-president-calls-for-continental-integration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/ghana-president-calls-for-continental-integration","title":{"rendered":"Ghana President calls for continental integration"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press<\/a> – Lesotho<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The Ghana President His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appealed to the Members of Parliament (MPs) of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) to embrace<\/p>\n

Pan-Africanism. This he said at the opening of the fourth ordinary session of the fifth parliament of the PAP in Midrand, Johannesburg, South Africa on Monday<\/p>\n

The PAP is the legislative arm of the African Union (AU). \u201cI am a strong believer in the work of Parliament, and, as we strive to deepen continental integration, and strengthen ties that exist between our respective<\/p>\n

countries, we should create room for our respective countries, we should create rooms for our respective Parliaments to learn from each other, and, through<\/p>\n

that process, enhance the prospects of continental integration,\u201d he said. President Akufo-Addo said for the objectives of Agenda 2063 to be realised, there need to<\/p>\n

be strong bilateral relations amongst members\u2019 states. He further challenged the African legislatures to present a united front and take concerted efforts to improve the lives of the African inhabitants.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is time, my dear brothers and sisters, for us to transform our countries, and bring<\/p>\n

prosperity to our peoples. We cannot continue to live in the continent that has majority of what is left of the world\u2019s remaining minerals, and, yet has the<\/p>\n

poorest people. \u201cWe should not have rich oil fields that make millionaires and billionaires of outsiders, whilst too many of our peoples live in abject poverty.<\/p>\n

\u201d Coming down hard on the exodus of African funds to overseas, he said: \u201cWhat is<\/p>\n

unconscionable, however, is that we continue to take monies from our countries into these developed countries, when we should be spending the money developing<\/p>\n

our countries\u201d. The west African country\u2019s President highlighted that presenting a united front, the African leaders will be well positioned to meet \u2018head-on\u2019 and \u2018defeat\u2019 the<\/p>\n

challenges confronting the continent citing climate change, illegal mass migration, armed conflicts, terrorism and violent extremism among others. Akufo-Addo<\/p>\n

drew from the Agenda 2063 which aspires for Africa to be transformed \u201cinto the global powerhouse\u201d adding that Africa \u201cpossess the requisite resources, human<\/p>\n

and natural, needed for the progress of prosperity\u201d. Taking stock of the role of the parliament, he remarked: \u201c\u2026 in our respective countries we often underestimate the importance of Parliament, and,<\/p>\n

consequently, undermine its work. We cannot emphasize enough the role of Parliament in exercising the checks and balances needed on the Executive. We cannot emphasize enough the role of Parliament as the voice of the people.<\/p>\n

And, cannot emphasize enough the role of Parliament in setting the tone for public discourse in the country. \u201cIt is for the good of our countries that Parliaments on the continent develop the<\/p>\n

capacity to insist on accountability in all aspects of our lives, especially in our governance, for no institution is better suited to do this than the one<\/p>\n

composed of the representatives of the people. \u201d Also, Monday saw the swearing in of the three new local MPs to the continental parliament. These are: Hon.<\/p>\n

Palo Leteetee, an MP for Qhalasi No. 57, Hon. \u2018Mathato Phafoli Proportional Representative (PR) member for All Basotho Convention (ABC) and Hon. T\u0161eliso Kalake of Thupa-Kubu No. 26.<\/p>\n

The other two Lesotho MPs who are members of PAP are Hon. Kose Makoa and the Senate Chieftainess Nthati Bereng of Phamong. Established in March 8, 2004 after the African Heads of State meeting in Malabo, Equatorial<\/p>\n

Guinea, leading to signing of the Malabo Protocol which brought the PAP into existence, all the African States which are party to that protocol including Lesotho have a representation of five parliamentarians in this continental parliament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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