By Linus Aleke
ECOWAS Parliament has called for more vigilance as it anticipates the possible emergence of yet another variant, noting that this is the characteristic of any pandemic.

This is even as it also said that it will build consensus against terrorism and military incursion into civic space.

Rt. Hon. Side Mohamed Tunis, Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament who said this while addressing the sub-regional parliamentarian in Monrovia, also observed that hospitalizations and deaths, resulting from Covid-19, have reduced significantly.

According to him, “Our Seminar is holding at a time when our region, and the world at large, is marked by the persistent health crisis linked to Covid-19, as well as a constant threat to peace and security. We cannot deny the fact that the Covid-19 pandemic is not yet over and as such, we must remain vigilant and anticipate the possible emergence of yet another variant because this is the characteristics of any pandemic.

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However, it has been proven that vaccination contributes significantly to the mitigation of its effects. Fortunately, we see that hospitalizations and deaths, resulting from Covid-19, have reduced significantly, as has the virulence of the disease. This is why we will continue to appeal to our people to take the vaccine and believe in its providential efficacy because it works”.

He said that West Africa is also confronted with challenges of governance and security and it has become crucial that the Parliament deliberates candidly on the issues that threaten peace and democracy in the region.

“That is why we have dedicated the upcoming session to particularly discuss the political and security situation in the region and hopefully, at the end of the day, we should be able to build a broad-based consensus around the necessity to stamp out the menace of unconstitutional takeovers, terrorism, and insecurity,” Hon. Tunis concluded.