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ECOWAS Parliament Speaker award outstanding staff

Speaker of the Economic Community of West African State (ECOWAS) Parliament, Rt. Hon. Sidie Mohamed Tunis has awarded four staff members who have contributed so much to the work of the Parliament, and whose efforts have continued to the actualisation of the ongoing session as he introduces Speaker’s Award Scheme.
The awardees are, Mr. John Azumah (Secretary General), Mrs. Rukka Ajana (Ag. Head of Translation), Mrs. Chinwe Adelekan (Head of Library) and Mrs. Fatimah Diop (Head of Conference).
Focusing on the Fifth Legislature of the Parliament, Speaker Tunis noted that the efforts of the awardees has contributed earnestly to the possibility of organizing the ongoing First Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament.

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