President of the Nigerian Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has issued an urgent appeal for greater unity among countries of the Global South to address shared economic, political, and climate challenges.
Speaking on Monday at the Third South-South Parliamentary Dialogue Forum in Rabat, Morocco, Akpabio emphasized that nations across Africa, the Arab world, Latin America, and the Caribbean must move beyond rhetorics and take swift, collective action if they are to successfully confront these crises.
He emphasized that issues such as economic instability, political conflict, and climate change demand a coordinated and unified response.
The two-day high-level forum, holding from April 28–29, brought together lawmakers from across the developing world under the theme: “Inter-regional and Continental Dialogues in the Countries of the South as a Fundamental Lever to Address the Emerging Challenges of International Cooperation and Achieve Peace, Security, Stability, and Common Development.”
Chairman of the Forum, Mohamed Ould Errachid, who is the Speaker of Morocco’s House of Councillors, welcomed participants with a strong message of solidarity.
In his opening remarks, Ould Errachid praised the “depth and solidity” of ties between nations such as Morocco and Nigeria, built on mutual respect and a shared vision of expanding cooperation for sustainable development.
He also commended the forum’s high patronage by King Mohammed VI, highlighting its alignment with Morocco’s broader efforts to promote African unity and South-South solidarity.
Ould Errachid stressed that only through concrete cooperation can developing nations achieve lasting global relevance.
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Echoing this vision, Akpabio reaffirmed the forum’s mission of transforming South-South cooperation into tangible outcomes, using inter-parliamentary dialogue as a catalyst for economic integration, political stability, and sustainable growth.
The Nigerian Senate leader and his delegation joined counterparts from dozens of nations to deliberate on critical issues, including climate action, economic integration, political stability, and leveraging technology for development.
(Editor: Okechukwu Eze)
