Saraki to address Ghanas Parliament at 25th anniversary
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over the last few months you might have noticed the bills on ease of doing business and also the bill on nfiu in senate those are part of a wide range of legislative interventions to make sure nigeria conforms with international best practices he said2 nigeria has different treaties and partnerships that weve signed with different countries2 we are now going through all those treaties to see how we can domesticate them in nigeria to make sure that nigeria is getting the best from every agreement that is signed by different countries2 i remember the executive made mention towards the end of last year that they would be reviewing different treaties because as you rightly said times are improving and changing2 the executive is taking a look at it but at the national assemblys leadership is also looking to see if some of those things favour us or not2 you also mentioned the illicit financial flows thats going on thats definitely being looked at as well2 once we can get our relationship with ghana right we can improve on ecowas and then the entire african union he said1 plans are already underway by the executive and the national assembly to review trade treaties and conventions to made doing business in nigeria and with other countries easier1 saraki who is set to depart for ghana on sunday on a two day official visit is expected to address the ghanaian parliament on how to build a stronger african relationship1 the president of the senate dr bukola saraki is set to lead a delegation of lawmakers to address the ghanaian parliament as part of activities to mark 25 years of uninterrupted democracy in the country1 the president of the senate would be addressing the parliament at a symposium with the theme1 the executive is taking a lead ours in the 8senate is to make sure we provide the legislative framework and the appropriate oversight to make sure the interest of nigeria is protected at all times1 saraki would be accompanied by deputy leader of the senate bala ibn nallah chief whip of the senate sen. olusola adeyeye sen. phillip aduda sen. rafiu ibrahim and sen. monsurat sunmonu1 speaking with our correspondent on thursday special assistant to saraki on foreign affairs and international relations bamikole omishore said that trade relations from a parliamentary point of view was a major focus of the inter-parliamentary meeting1 omishore said that available information indicate that it is easier to do business in europe and america than it is to do in ghana and other african countries1 the 8national assembly is looking to make sure that the illicit transactions are stopped but at the same time create an environment for businesses to be done with ease1 in an earlier interview granted by omishore he said that the aim of the review is to domesticate such treaties so that they benefit nigeria first1

NASS, Executive to review Intl trade treaties Omishore
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the executive is taking a look at it but at the national assemblys leadership is also looking to see if some of those things favour us or not2 nigeria has different treaties and partnerships that weve signed with different countries2 we are now going through all those treaties to see how we can domesticate them in nigeria to make sure that nigeria is getting the best from every agreement that is signed by different countries2 i remember the executive made mention towards the end of last year that they would be reviewing different treaties because as you rightly said times are improving and changing2 you also mentioned the illicit financial flows thats going on thats definitely being looked at as well2 over the last few months you might have noticed the bills on ease of doing business and also the bill on nfiu in senate those are part of a wide range of legislative interventions to make sure nigeria conforms with international best practices he said2 he said that nigeria entered into several conventions decades ago and it had become necessary that the treaties be reviewed to ensure that nigeria was getting the best out of such partnerships1 the executive is taking a lead ours in the 8 senate is to make sure we provide the legislative framework and the appropriate oversight to make sure the interest of nigeria is protected at all times1 with reference to illicit financial flows from nigeria which is sometimes tied to vague clauses in some of the treaties omishore said that the aim of the review was to domesticate such treaties to serve nigerias interest first1 omishore who is special assistant on foreign affairs and international relations disclosed this in an interview with our correspondent in abuja on sunday1 he recalled that the presidency in 2017 also alluded to its plans to take a second look at conventions and trade partnerships entered into by nigeria1 the 8 national assembly is looking to make sure that the illicit transactions are stopped but at the same time create an environment for businesses to be done with ease1 the national assembly and the executive arm are partnering to review treaties and conventions entered into by nigeria says bamikole omishore a special assistant to the president of the senate1 speaking on his role as an assistant on foreign relations omishore said that his mandate is to assist the president of the senate in building stronger relationships with the international community and foreign missions from a parliamentary standpoint1 he stressed that the focus will begin from africa as it is currently more difficult to do business with fellow african countries that it is to trade with europe and america1 omishore stressed that the leadership of the 8th national assembly has the anomaly on its front burner and will do all it can to address it1 national assembly leadership is already looking at how to use parliamentary oversight to strength relationship with african countries1 as it stands now it is easier to travel and do business in eu and us than it is to do business with our brothers in ghana1 the president of the senate will be addressing the ghanaian parliament next monday and these are some of the things that will come up he said1