{"id":3771,"date":"2025-04-30T19:33:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T19:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/?p=3771"},"modified":"2025-04-30T19:33:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T19:33:39","slug":"barau-tasks-tpi-to-extend-its-ideals-to-nations-parliamentpolitical-parties-ecowas-subregion-pledges-nass-support-to-institute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/2025\/04\/30\/barau-tasks-tpi-to-extend-its-ideals-to-nations-parliamentpolitical-parties-ecowas-subregion-pledges-nass-support-to-institute\/","title":{"rendered":"Barau tasks TPI to extend it’s ideals to Nation’s Parliament,Political Parties, ECOWAS\u00a0 subregion\u00a0 ….pledges NASS support to Institute\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin has called on the newly established Democratic Institute to instill it’s Democratic values to\u00a0 the nation’s legislature, political parties and the West African subregion.<\/div>\n
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This is even\u00a0 as he has pledged the support of the National Assembly to the programmes and policies of the Institute.<\/div>\n
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Addressing the Director General an top management staff of The Progressive Institute when they paid him a courtesy visit in his office, the Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin recalled his experience at the National Democratic Institute of the United States while in the House of Representatives years ago.<\/div>\n
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According to the deputy Senate President the training he received from the institute impacted so much on his parliamentary practice.<\/div>\n
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“I was one of those that witnessed the unveiling of the Institute. And I’m one of the admirers and supporters of this Institute and what it stands for. I am doing this wholeheartedly for several reasons.<\/div>\n
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“One of the reasons, of course, is that I’m a beneficiary of a similar Institute from a foreign land. And since when I go from that Institute, I’ve been praying that we have a similar body in Nigeria. And when I heard the news through the National Chairman that this Institute was coming on board, I was delighted.<\/div>\n
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“Because I remember 25 or 26 years ago, when I won the election to represent the Tairani constituency in the Federal House of Representatives. We got a call and a letter from the National Democratic Institute of the United States. Which is a similar body owned by the Democratic Party of the United States.<\/div>\n
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“That body, that Institute, decided to come here to give us intensive training. Respect on how to go into the legislature of this country. Because at that time, there was a gap,” he noted.<\/div>\n
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Continuing Jibrin said,”There was a long period of time that we didn’t have a legislature in this country. Because of the military intervention, our politics then. So almost everything about the legislature was forgotten.<\/div>\n
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“It was the NDI who came and taught us, in the classroom style, on how to go into the legislature of this country. On how to conduct ourselves. And we gained a lot from what we were taught.<\/div>\n
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“So the training we got made us stand out amongst the set of legislators we have in this country. The legislators of the Fourth National Assembly were very much vast in the Arab legislature. That’s where you had the likes of Gali Omanaba.<\/div>\n
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“And even Massari was also part of the team. And so we’re very, very, very strong in terms of legislative experience or legislative knowledge. Because I wouldn’t say experience because I knew then.<\/div>\n
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“But the knowledge was there. And we worked very hard. We did very well.<\/div>\n
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‘Based on our performance there. Courtesy of what we were taught by the NDI. So I was delighted that we are going to have a similar party in Nigeria.<\/div>\n
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“So I was very, very happy. So that’s why I was really, I commend all of you, commend the national chairman. So my commendation goes to the national chairman.”<\/div>\n
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He warned the management of the Institute not to limit the gains from the Institute to only the All Progressive Congress but to all political parties in the country and beyond.<\/div>\n
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“And of course all of you for bringing this institute into our country. And it’s not going, all I know is that it’s not going to be to the benefit of APC as a party. No, no, no, no.<\/div>\n
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“It’s not going to be. It’s a journey for the entire democracy in this country. Not even this country.<\/div>\n
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“In the entire region. I thank God I’m the first deputy speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament. So I will also want to plead.<\/div>\n
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“I also want to extend your tentacles beyond the confines of this country. Try to reach out to us. And even I know we have different ideologies.<\/div>\n
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‘We have two conservatives within the legislators in the ECOWAS Parliament. But then, yes, you are going to be very useful. Please extend your tentacles to the ECOWAS Parliament.<\/div>\n
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“Just like the NDI extended its tentacles to Nigeria, from far away America, to Nigeria. And indeed, there was something again. The same NDI sponsored us when we started.<\/div>\n
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“After the initial training. After a year, it came on board. The members of the appropriations committee, which I was heading then.<\/div>\n
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“I was the chairman then. They took us to the US Congress, to the Brazilian Parliament, and other areas. For us to study fiscal federalism.”<\/div>\n
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Jibrin noted that,”To understand fiscal federalism. Because the operating systems are similar to ours. So it’s the same NDI that did that.<\/div>\n
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“So they were just everywhere to promote democracy. So I’m glad that you’re on board. And you’ve started the same pattern.<\/div>\n
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“The training, the event that was held a few months ago. I was also talking about entrepreneurship. Looking at how we can promote entrepreneurship amongst our youth.<\/div>\n
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“Also to make them useful to themselves. So it was something good. Something that we really need as a nation.<\/div>\n
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“Because we have the abundance of young people. So it’s really good that we teach them the necessary traits. That will help them to live their lives.<\/div>\n
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“And also try to bring entrepreneurship into the entire arrangement for the betterment of our people. Which is very, very good. Now, you are now coming with this.<\/div>\n
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” I commend you for what you’ve done. And I commend the national chairman for his foresight.<\/div>\n
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“For his innovative ideas. Because whatever you do, if you don’t bring innovation, you go nowhere. And you’ve done something that is in tandem with the current contemporary happenings in the world.<\/div>\n
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“Innovation. Wherever you find yourself, try to be innovative.<\/div>\n
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“And this is what you’ve done by setting up this very, very important body. So I will support whatever you do. Whatever you bring before me.<\/div>\n
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“And I want to assure you that I’m going to go in line with what you’ve put forward. With little amendment. I’m not a senator for North alone.”<\/div>\n
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Earlier, Director General, The Progressive Institute (TPI)\u00a0Dr Olanrewaju Adebayo explained that\u00a0to\u00a0strengthen the community through giving our youths capacities, skills in governance and leadership.<\/div>\n
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“And so, these are some of the examples of what we’re doing. So coming home to Kano, we’ve seen all the things you’ve been doing for the party leaders, and we think that we can also provide some kind of support in that area.<\/p>\n
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“Given your commitment to the party, your leadership of the party, we propose a kind of retreat for leaders at the state level. Again, trying to provide a non, I wouldn’t say political, but still a political environment, but a non-controversial, or I say controversial, an environment where party leaders can interact without competing. Where they can interact and engage in discussing common issues concerning the party.<\/div>\n
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“Issues of leadership, issues of financing. Issues of review of what we’ve done in the last two years. Because by May 2029, we will have been two years in government.<\/div>\n
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“How far have we done in terms of managing the party at the state level? And what we can do more? And then reviewing the manifesto of the party in the last two years in terms of implementation. What we can do for the next two years, as well as planning for 2027. 2027 is very close by,” he noted.<\/div>\n
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The DG further said,”We want to support and participate in that area. We want to be also party leaders to discuss party organization, internal communication, issues of finances, and also looking at the political environment in Canada. Very important.<\/div>\n
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“That’s part of planning. So we have developed four options, or five options, four options. One of the options is to have a retreat for principal officers of the EPC from the 13 local government areas and 151 wards in Canada.<\/div>\n
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“That is one option. The other option is to look at local government chairman and secretaries of wards. And of course the fourth, the third option is local government and wards chairman.<\/div>\n
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“And the final one, which is more comprehensive, is to look at all party leaders from the 13 local government areas and 151 wards in Canada. Now we are doing this as part of the TPI national project to take a stock of what we’ve done in the last two years. What are the challenges? What are the issues? And encourage our leaders to focus attention on this one and prepare for how we can address some of the challenges, some of the gaps.<\/div>\n
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“And that is the only way the party will remain strong, resilient, and be an example to others. You know, when you look at Nigerian political environment now, I don’t think we have many. I don’t think we have a party that can challenge EPC.<\/div>\n
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“But we have to keep on working. We have to keep on working very hard to ensure that the leadership God has given to us will stay. We have to work under our leaders like Senator Jibril to make sure that EPC leads and provide the direction for the future.<\/div>\n
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“And one of the areas is ideology. Ideology is to change the political environment in our country. We need to stop all this mundane, petty discussion on the media.<\/div>\n
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“People talking about sexual harassment. We should be just talking about governance. Serious issues that affect our people.<\/div>\n
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“But we need to. APC has that responsibility as a party to provide that leadership. That is why we are here, sir.<\/div>\n
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“I would like, therefore, sir, before I present to you a proposal in this area. The Institute and other principal officers of this esteemed Institute. Other guests that are here.”<\/div>\n
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