Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament, has urged African nations to preserve their legislative independence and cultural identity.
The Speaker claims that Africa demands the same respect from other nations and does not want to control their domestic affairs.
African parliamentarians must remain devoted to their people’s mandate while also protecting the continent’s distinctive values, traditions, and legacy, he said.
The Speaker, who is also the President of the Conference of Speakers and Presidents of African Legislatures (CoSPAL), stated this in his keynote address during Ghana’s 4th African Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Family, Sovereignty, and Values.
The conference is organised around the theme: Consolidating Parliamentary Consensus: Advancing the African Charter on Family Values and Sovereignty drew participants from twenty (20) African countries.
Rt. Hon. Alban Bagbin underlined the importance of Africa redefining its notion of family in the twenty-first century based on its own cultural realities rather than accepting foreign perspectives.
He stated that maintaining the family necessitates more than statements and declarations, saying that genuine protection must be accompanied by laws, resources, and practical assistance for families.
He also asked African legislators to collaborate to protect the continent’s legislative autonomy, defining Africa’s crises as common issues requiring a coordinated response.
H.E. John Dramani Mahama’s Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, expressed gratitude to President Yoweri Museveni and Ugandans for bringing the conference to this point.
He believed that the family was still an important building block of society, where values and characteristics are developed.
Earlier, the Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Hon. Andrews Asiamah Amoako, stated that answers to African problems can only be discovered via African unity.
He believed that this reflected the spirit of the meeting, as the continent’s complex concerns could not be resolved by a single nation.
Instead, they necessitate unwavering cooperation between parliaments, governments, traditional leaders, faith communities, educators, and civil society.
Following an introductory prayer and contemplation on African governance by the Archbishop of Action Chapel International, Nicholas Duncan-Williams, other speakers took the floor, including Morocco’s Speaker, Eswatini’s Senate President, and Tanzania’s Speaker of Parliament.
Source: newsthemegh.com