Nigeria, April 5 -- The ECOWAS Parliament on Thursday nominated Barau Jibrin, the Nigerian deputy senate president as acting speaker of the sub-regional parliament.

Mr Jibrin emerged as speaker at the inaugural session of the sixth Legislature of the Parliament held in Abuja.

He was also elected as the first deputy speaker of the body.

Adjaratou Coulibaly from Cote D' Ivoire was elected as the second deputy speaker; Alexander Afenyo-Markin from Ghana was elected third deputy speaker and Billay Tunkara from Gambia was elected as fourth deputy speaker.

The speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament is usually elected on rotational basis.

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