........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

..........𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒏𝒆𝒈𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑲𝒂𝒏𝒖'𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒑𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚  Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has been at the forefront of efforts towards securing the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the incarcerated leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).  In recent weeks, Kalu has intensified talks with President Bola Tinubu, in a bid to secure Kanu's freedom. In a recent interview on the programme "Ben Kalu's Mandate" on Flow FM, Umuahia, Abia State, monitored by Igbo Patriots Magazine, the Chief Press Secretary to the Deputy Speaker, Livinus Nwabughogu, shed some light on the ongoing discussions between Kalu and President Tinubu.  Nwabughogu emphasized that Kalu has been handling al