APMON

We want to bring to your attention the critical issues regarding financial transparency and accountability of the resources at the PAP, the persistent interference of the AU in the affairs of the PAP, and the general instability at the PAP. [...] The AUC memo states: “The legal opinion reveals clear incompatibilities of the various provisions of the Revised Rules with the Protocol to the Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community relating to the Pan-African Parliament (PAP Protocol). [...] In my capacity as the Legal Representative of the Union and depositary of the legal instruments 2 of the Organization, I hereby inform you of the suspension of the PAP Rules of Procedure revised on 4 November 2022 due to the fact that its provisions are contrary to the Protocol”. [...] We are, therefore, of the opinion that the PAP is equipped and well-placed to handle any issue with regard to its Rules of Procedure, and wish to remind all stakeholders of the provisions in Rule 93 of the Rules of Procedure of the Pan-African Parliament that provides the mechanism to use to amend the Rules of Procedure. [...] d) The AU should rescind the decision of the AUC Chairperson to set aside the revised Rules of Procedure of the Parliament, and instruct the PAP to use its internal mechanism to address inconsistencies in the revised Rules, if any.