From Fred Itua, Abuja
President of the Senate and Chairman of the Governing Council of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Godswill Akpabio, has drawn a parallel between the Institute and Cambridge, as well as Harvard Universities.
During a visit to the state-of-the-art Institute on Friday, the President of the Senate commended Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman, the Director-General of NILDS, for the Institute’s impressive facilities and its significant potential contributions to Nigerian democracy.
“With this infrastructure, Nigerians no longer need to travel overseas for legislative training. This is our own Cambridge and Harvard,” Akpabio stated.
During the visit, Prof. Sulaiman unveiled NILDS’ latest publication, “25 Years of Democracy and Development in Nigeria,” which features a foreword by the President of the Senate. The publication chronicles Nigeria’s democratic journey and development since 1999.
Accompanying him were Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, Osita Ngwu, Asuquo Ekpenyong, and Abiru Adetokunbo.
In a similar development, the Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Maimounatou Ibrahima visited NILDS to seek the Institute’s assistance in the capacity development of parliamentarians and their support staff.
The Director-General, Prof. Sulaiman assured her of the Institute’s readiness to provide its services to the ECOWAS Parliament, emphasising their commitment to the advancement and overall well-being of the sub-region.