National Assembly inaugurates new website

Source: The Punch   
Date: 23/ 03/2004

A new website,on the National Assembly was inaugurated at the Abuja office of the British Council on Monday, March 22, 2004.

Dubbed www.nigeriacongress.org,the new website was provided by the West African Non-Governmental Organisation Network (WANGONeT).

Funded by the Department for International Development (DFID) under the Nigeria Governance Fund, the project was supervised by the British Council.

According to the Chief Technical Officer of WANGONeT, Mr. Wale Akin-Aina, “the Nigeria Congress Online parades a fusion of all issues of interest relating to and impacting on all aspects of governance, most especially on the legislature.”

There are also issues on the Presidency; state and local government administration and the judiciary.

"It serves as an interactive forum for interface between the Federal Government and other stakeholders of democracy.

"Other objectives of the site are the promotion and sustenance of democracy; promotion of transparency in government; facilitation of awareness and interaction between the government and the people.

"It will also serve as a repository of knowledge and parliamentary data as well as to encourage basic constitutional, human rights and freedom," he said.

More reports and pictures to follow soon.