Da Bulus Dareng, who was the campaign director for President Goodluck Jonathan’s 2011 campaign organization, told reporters in Jos, the Plateau State capital, that one of the issues well discussed at the confab was that of grazing reserves
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The action followed an altercation Baba-Nahaya had with Chief Mike Ahamba (SAN), a delegate representing Elder Statesmen, during plenary
Conference also agreed 50 years imprisonment for any judicial officer found guilty of corruption or abuse of office and loss of all official entitlements
At plenary sessions, The Eagle Online observed that more than half of the delegates are not on seat, a development which is a source of concern to the Federal Government
Bolaji Akinyemi, who made this known to the delegates, complained that more than half of the conference delegates are not on seat during plenary, adding that the development is source of concern to the Federal Government
The committee recommended that the 35 per cent affirmative action shall be upheld at all levels and tiers of government in appointment and elective positions
The Chairperson of the Committee, Josephine Anenih, who read the recommendation while presenting the committee’s report at plenary on Wednesday, said the penalties should include life imprisonment
The conference Deputy Chairman, Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, made the call on behalf of the delegates during plenary, following an alarm raised by Hon. Orok Otu Duke, a South-South geopolitical zone delegate
The conference, while adopting the amended reports of its Committee on Social Sector, agreed that other than in exceptional cases, all public officers should be mandated to utilise local health facilities
The Conference on Wednesday said seeking medical treatment abroad has resulted in immense capital flight and drain on Nigeria’s economy resulting from medical tourism; it cited abuse of existing processes for screening of referrals for foreign medical treatment as one of the reasons
Government was also asked to initiate and construct a rail line from Lagos to Enugu through Ore to ease movement of goods and passengers from the Western flanks of the country to the South East and South South
The Conference also rejected recommendation that Trunk A roads should be linked to 774 local government areas of the country, just as the installation of CCTV on all the federal highways suffered the same fate
While some delegates kicked against the proposal to establish Niger Delta Energy Corridor, others insisted that the energy power plant should be established
There is no law enabling us to privatise, except the National Council for Privatisation and Bureau for Public Enterprises Act, which are not legal instrument for privatisation
The clause, which has attracted unfavorable comments at every National or Constitutional Conferences, currently protects the President, Vice President; and state governors and their deputies from prosecution as long as they remain office
Conference also resolved to retain the CBN, Small and Medium Equity Investment Scheme. It was proposed by a delegate during amendment that it should be scrapped and the provision therein incorporated into proposed Investors Investment Act so that there will be funds to manage what is provided in the Act
Most delegates from the south were unanimous in supporting the motion sponsored by Hon Orok Otu Duke under matters of urgent public importance citing Order 7 (5) of the Conference Rules
It is believed that when this is done, agriculture would be made attractive to the youth and would become a viable platform for job creation and poverty alleviation
The recommendation by the committee that government at all levels should stop funding pilgrimage and the establishment of Religious Equity Commission sharply divided delegates along religious lines since May 27
The report is an assessment of Nigeria’s agricultural and water resources policies especially as they relate to food security and the refocusing of agriculture as a business for the creation of jobs and wealth