Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep Benjamin Okezie Kalu has requested the amendment of Inter-Parliamentary Union, (IPU) General Assembly rules to accommodate more emergency items, especially from Aftica.
Incidentally, the proposal has been accepted for consideration alongside others such as raising awareness of the International Court of Justice provisional measures for Israel in relation to Palestinians in Gaza; the need for urgent action on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza; immediate release of the hostages in Gaza and the parliamentary diplomacy for peace in Palestine, moved by some countries as the authors.