President of the Senate David Mark will on Sunday lead Nigerian Parliamentarians to participate in the 129th Inter- Parliamentary Union (IPU) meetings holding in Geneva, Switzerland.
The 129th IPU will deliberate on the topics; “Towards a nuclear -weapon free world : The role of the Parliament”, under its standing committee on peace and security as well as “towards risk-resilient development: Taking into consideration demographic trends and natural constraints” under its standing committee on Sustainable Development, finance and trade .
The conference will also debate on “the role of Parliaments in protecting the rights of children, in particular unaccompanied migrant children and in preventing their exploitation in situations of war ” under its committee on Democracy and Human Rights.
Mark will on Monday (October 7, 2013) address the plenary session on the Nigerian perspective to the topics slated for debate.
The President of the Senate is accompanied by Deputy Speaker. House of Representatives Emeka Ihedioha, Senators Abdulaziz Usman, Helen Esuene, Ganiyu Solomon, Edobor Uzamere and Ahmed Hassan Barata.
Others on the delegation are House of Representatives’ Daniel Reyenieju, Binta Bello Maigari, Raphael Nnana Igbokwe, Adeyinka Ajayi and Mohammed Sani Kutigi.
The delegation is expected back in Abuja on Thursday October 10, 2013.
