{"id":21864,"date":"2024-12-12T17:54:28","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T16:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/placng.org\/i\/?p=21864"},"modified":"2025-06-17T18:08:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T17:08:45","slug":"inside-placs-2024-model-legislative-assembly-mla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/placng.org\/i\/inside-placs-2024-model-legislative-assembly-mla\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside PLAC\u2019s 2024 Model Legislative Assembly (MLA)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On <strong>Thursday, December 12, 2024<\/strong>, the <strong>Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC)<\/strong> hosted the <strong>2024 edition of its Model Legislative Assembly (MLA)<\/strong> a simulation exercise designed to <strong>deepen youth understanding of Nigeria\u2019s legislative process<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/placng.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2F8A9459-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21865\" width=\"620\" height=\"411\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Supported by the <strong>European Union (EU)<\/strong>, the MLA serves as a powerful platform where interns from PLAC\u2019s Legislative Internship Programme <strong>recreate live plenary experiences<\/strong> through a mock parliamentary session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/placng.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2F8A9441-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/placng.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2F8A9441-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/placng.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2F8A9441-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/placng.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2F8A9441-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/placng.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2F8A9441-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/placng.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2F8A9441-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>From bill presentation to debate and decision-making<\/strong>, the MLA allows interns to put their <strong>training, observations, and civic knowledge into real-time action<\/strong>\u2014building confidence, legislative fluency, and leadership capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/placng.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2F8A9453-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/placng.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2F8A9453-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/placng.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2F8A9453-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/placng.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2F8A9453-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/placng.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2F8A9453-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/placng.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2F8A9453-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, December 12, 2024, the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC) hosted the 2024 edition of its Model Legislative Assembly (MLA) a simulation exercise designed to deepen youth understanding of Nigeria\u2019s legislative process. 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