The delegate from Namibia raised a concern that the person nominated should not necessarily come from the Central sub region. The Speaker of Benin proposed that only the Central sub region would not be represented on the Executive Committee if a person was nominated from one of the other sub regions. The delegate from Namibia then indicated that Dr Gurirab (Namibia) could not be considered as a representative of the Southern Africa group as he was the President of the IPU. After discussion it was agreed, by acclamation, that the Central sub region would propose a candidate for consideration by the Africa Geopolitical Group and that at the expiry of the term of office of President Gurirab in 2011 the matter of the