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October 23, 2019
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has assuredyoung parliamentarians of inclusion in the affairs of the legislature.
A statement in Abuja by his Special Assistant onPrint Media Ezrel Tabiowo, said the president of the senate gave the assurancewhile inaugurating principal officers of the Young Parliamentarians Forum YPF.
Lawan, who presided over the election of the principalofficers, said the inauguration of the YPF was aimed at securing inclusion andparticipation of youths in the process of deepening Nigeria’s democracy.
He stated that the determination of the legislatureto return Nigeria’s budget cycle to January-December timeline with the passageof the 2020 budget in record time was also part of plans by the NationalAssembly to build new momentum for good governance.
The president of the senate noted that the forum, abody carved out of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, affirmed the importance ofthe young.
According to him, having an understanding of theyouth is eventually made easier when a good number of them are in parliament.