Speakers seek China’s support for digitisation of state assemblies

The Chairman, Convention of Speakers of Insist Legislatures of Nigeria and Speaker of the Oyo Insist Dwelling of Assembly, Adebo Ogundoyin, has solicited the strengthen of the Folks’s Republic of China in advancing the digital transformation of legislative establishments all during the nation.

Ogundoyin made this call one day of a courtesy traipse to to the Chinese language Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency, Ambassador Yu Dunhai, on the Chinese language Embassy in Abuja.

Talking on behalf of the 36 Insist Assemblies below the Convention of Speakers, the chairman expressed appreciation to the ambassador for the heat reception, as effectively as goodwill from all Nigerian Insist Legislatures.

Ogundoyin highlighted key areas of doable collaboration with China, at the side of legislative means constructing, digital governance infrastructure, training and abilities commerce, and strategic investment in infrastructure, agriculture, and Little and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).

“In step with world most fine practices, we are fascinated by fully digitising legislative processes on the sub-national level in Nigeria to offer a discover to transparency, citizen participation, and institutional effectivity. Our imaginative and prescient is to discover dapper, responsive and clear legislative establishments that meet this day’s digital calls for. China’s abilities in e-governance and legislative innovation gifts a precious various for us to be taught and adapt,” Ogundoyin acknowledged.

He extra expressed interest in leveraging China’s abilities in legislative drafting, committee methods, and construction-focused policy frameworks to enhance Nigeria’s lawmaking establishments.

The speaker regularly diagnosed as for academic commerce programmes, scholarships, and abilities switch alternatives for Nigerian youths to discover means and foster innovation.

He reaffirmed the convention’s commitment to trusty engagement and partnership for national improve and construction.

Responding, Ambassador Yu Dunhai welcomed the initiative and counseled the Convention of Speakers for its developmental power.

The envoy expressed the Chinese language government’s willingness to hit upon mutual areas of cooperation that would perchance extra improve China-Nigeria bilateral relatives, namely on the sub-national level.