{"id":1469,"date":"2022-08-19T21:10:18","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T21:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/parliamentnews360.com\/?p=1469"},"modified":"2022-08-19T21:10:22","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T21:10:22","slug":"pap-to-engage-in-soul-searching-mission-to-assist-au-deliver-on-mandate-chief-charumbira","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parliamentnews360.com\/index.php\/pap-to-engage-in-soul-searching-mission-to-assist-au-deliver-on-mandate-chief-charumbira\/","title":{"rendered":"PAP to Engage in Soul Searching Mission to Assist AU Deliver on Mandate \u2013 Chief Charumbira"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) is to embark on a soul-searching mission to be able to fully play a more meaningful role as an organ of the African Union (AU) in pursuit of development and in furtherance of Agenda 2063.
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The continental Parliament is schedule to hold a ten-day long programme from August 22 to September 3rd 2022 where a very exhaustive programmed is outlined to search, research and interrogate the purpose and objectives for the establishment of the PAP and draw an implementation plan to justify its relevance in meeting the aspirations of the people of the continent.
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Addressing a virtual Press Conference on Friday, August 19, 2022 from the Secretariat of the Pan-African Parliament in Midrand, South Africa, the President of the PAP, Chief Fortune Charumbira, disclosed that, starting from Monday 22 August to the 3rd of September 2022, \u201cit would be PAP renewal; PAP reinventing itself; PAP crafting a future that responds to the challenges of this continent; that responds to the demands and aspirations of the citizens of this continent.\u201d
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He then urged the media to pay close attention to and have keen interest in the outlined activities of the PAP aimed at transforming the fortunes of the Parliament. \u201cFor now, the Bureau has been meeting preparing for a major event which I will be inviting the media in all its various forms to take a keen interest,\u201d he said.
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The programme will kick start with a self-assessment and mission-finding workshop for all 275 members of the Pan-African Parliament in Midrand South Africa beginning from Monday, August 22 to Wednesday, August 24. This will then be followed by Committee sittings till September 2 to consider specific issues springing out from the workshop.
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According to the President of the Continental Parliament, the whole aim of the workshop is geared towards understanding the whole purpose of establishing the PAP and what structures exists to enable it perform its duties adequately. Various experts and senior leaders on the continent and even beyond are scheduled to support the process.
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\u201cThe purpose of the 3-day workshop will be to re-look; re-orient; re-invigorate; re-energize, and re-invent the Pan-African Parliament. And to do that, we will have a number of activities. The first is to look at what is it that the Parliament was created to deliver. We want to go back to the basics of the Abuja treaty of 1991; \u2026 a lot of things happened in justifying the creation of a Parliament as one of the organs of the then OAU which was only established when the name moved to the African Union (AU).
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\u201cBeyond that, that will lead us to aligning ourselves to the 2063 agenda. How does PAP contribute to the AU\u2019s 2063 Agenda? By of course collaborating very well, meaningfully with other structures within the AU family. As a result, we have invited almost every unit commissions of the AU so that the Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, also connects with our vision; connects with the vision of the AU. The Commissioner for Agriculture, the Commissioner for Infrastructure, and all of the them will come to PAP and then we can agree on how we can harmonize operations and the programmes.
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\u201cAs part of these 3-day programme, we would also look at the issue of rules. Whether our rules of procedure of PAP actually supports or creates a conducive environment for a honourable Pan-African Parliament which is composed of Honourable members. What are the gaps in our rules of operation? We would also look at the rules on the conduct of our Honourable members during our sessions. What decorum is supposed of honourable Members. And if any rules would be amended, that would be informed by the discussions of this meeting.\u201d
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