A statement released by the Communications Division of the parliament revealed that the session will hold virtually.
The parliament said several ECOWAS member states were motivated to take decisive steps towards achieving peace and security through the development of democracy and good governance by the early 1990s following the giant changes that occurred in the politico-economic spectrum of the world in the late 1980s.
The statement read in part, “Thus, the ECOWAS Supplementary Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance came into force in 2001, marking an important stage in the sub-region’s political development.
“Military regimes and one-party systems caved in for the emergence of multi-Party democracies.
“Nevertheless, recent political developments in the region are pointing toward a reversal of the political gains of the past two decades.
“There is a resurgence of unconstitutional changes of government through military coup d’etat, as recorded in four Member States of the sub-region, namely: the Republics of Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso, and most recently, Niger,’’ the parliament observed.
It said consequent upon such developments, the day-long session would see the 115-member parliament considering the emerging developments, following the unconstitutional change of government by the military of the Republic of Niger.
Niger’s military last month imprisoned
President Mohamed Bazoum was overthrown through a military coup and imprisoned last month.
The development had since generated condemnation from the international community.