The following issues were considered at the meeting as per its agenda: . Amendments of the Constitution- Proposed amendments to the Regional Constitution were unanimously adopted. . Election of CPA Africa Region Office Bearers - Regional Office Bearers were elected unopposed as follows: o President - The Rt. Hon Tonye Harry, Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly (River State, Nigeria); o Vice President - Hon Jackson Mthembu, Speaker of Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature (South Africa); o Chairperson of the Executive Committee - Hon Mninwa J Mahlangu, Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces (South Africa); o Vice Chairperson - Hon Bethel Amadi, Member of the National Assembly(Nigeria); o Treasurer - Hon Lindiwe Maseko, Speaker of Gauteng Provincial Legislature (South Africa); and o Vice Treasurer- Hon Request Muntanga - Member of Parliament (Zambia). . Future venues for Regional Conferences and Executive Committee Meetings- The South African Parliament offered to host the 58th Executive Committee of the CPA Africa Region, while Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature will be hosting the 41st Conference of the CPA in March and July 2010 respectively.