..........𝒂𝒔 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒃𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆 𝑭𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒚  The people of Bende federal Constituency in Abia State are filled with gratitude and appreciation towards the deputy speaker of the house of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, for his recent initiative to empower hundreds of his constituents through a poultry farming training program.  This program has provided a significant opportunity for the people of Bende to improve their livelihoods and create sustainable sources of income. The poultry farming training program, organized by Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, aimed to equip beneficiaries with the necessary skills and resources to start their own poultry businesses.  Participants were trained on best practices in poultry farming, including proper feeding, housing, and disease management techniques.  In addition to the training, each beneficiary received 25 chicks, 3 bags of p

........𝒂𝒔 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒔 𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘𝒍𝒆𝒅𝒈𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒖𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝑫𝑮4 𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒔  The recent inauguration of Rt Hon Benjamin Okezie Kalu, the deputy speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives, as a member of the Pan African Parliament has sparked great hope for the future of education in Africa.  His presence at the Opening Ceremony of the 3rd Ordinary Session of the 6th Parliament held in Johannesburg, South Africa, was met with much enthusiasm as he delivered a powerful message on the importance of education for the continent's development. In his remarks, Rt Hon Kalu highlighted the alarming reports of lack of progress towards the attainment of Sustainable Development Goal 4 on education (SDG4) in Africa.  This calls for urgent attention from all African nations to work towards bridging the educatio

.........𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒖𝒕𝒚 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒓 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑰𝑷𝑼 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒛𝒆 𝑨𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔  In a world where crises and conflicts seem to be the norm, it is essential for global bodies to step up and take action.  That is why the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has proposed a crucial amendment to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) General Assembly rules.  The proposed amendment seeks to accommodate more emergency items and measures for Africa, a continent that has been plagued with numerous challenges. During the just concluded 148th meeting of the IPU in Geneva, Switzerland, Rt Hon Kalu highlighted the need for the IPU to address urgent issues in Africa.  He expressed concern over the current IPU General Assembly Rule 11(2), which he believes to be inadequate in addressing the crises in Africa.  The Deputy Speaker stressed that it i