The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio says Nigerians no longer require legislative trainings abroad given the standard of facilities and professionals at the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, NILDS.
Mr Akpabio who said this when he visited the institute on Friday in Abuja, described the institute as “Nigeria’s Cambridge and Harvard Universities.”
“With this infrastructure, Nigerians no longer need to travel overseas for legislative training; this is our own Cambridge and Harvard,” Akpabio said.
Accompanied by the Senate Leader, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele and Sen. Osita Ngwu, Sen. Asuquo Ekpenyong, and Sen. Abiru Adetokunbo, Akpabio commended the efforts of the management of the institution.
The Director-General of NILDS, Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman, unveiled NILDS’ latest publication titled ,”25 Years of Democracy and Development in Nigeria.”
The publication which features a foreword by Akpabio, chronicles Nigeria’s democratic journey and development since 1999.
In a similar development, the Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Maimounatou Ibrahima sought NILDS’ assistance in the area of capacity development of parliamentarians and their support staff.
Mr Sulaiman assured the Institute’s readiness to provide its services to the ECOWAS Parliament, emphasising the institute’s commitment to advancing the overall well-being of the sub-region.
NAN
