Bage said burial arrangements of the emir would be announced later by the governmen
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It was also agreed that apex religious bodies in the country be allowed to handle all matters relating to pilgrimage through the the Pilgrims Commissions duly managed by them under a law to be passed by the National Assembly to regulate their functions and protect pilgrims
The createn of special courts for environmental issues was received with mixed reactions by various delegates, depending on which tribal grouping they belonged to
The Northern minorities, who vented their anger against marginalization in the North, lamented that they have been prevented from building churches in certain areas and had existing churches burnt down or demolished
The former Federal Commissioner of Information, who gave the warning at the ongoing National Conference during his contributing to the debate on the report of the Conference Committee on Environment, expressed dissatisfaction with the rate of degradation of oil-producing areas and untold hardship faced by people living along the coastal lines in the Niger Delta
According to Gana: “The new model of government being suggested by the National Conference would make sure that the executive and legislative arm of government merge at a point and it would have about 70 per cent of Ministers as members of Parliament where they will be elected and give account to the people on a weekly or monthly basis
The group said that the rejection is an indication of tyranny of the majority and a demonstration of a preconceived position on the vexed subject of resource control
Briggs submitted her report in Abuja immediately after the committee’s report was submitted by the Co-Chairmen, Alhaji Ibrahim Coomasie and Obong Victor Attah
Kutigi, who gave the warning during plenary on Thursday in Abuja, said it came to his notice that the aides and drivers had written a petition planning to disrupt plenary
An initial report about two weeks ago that the conference had been extended was denied by the leadership of the confab
It could be recalled that Briggs in interview with newsmen said that she was not in support of maintaining the status quo on the issue of the 13 per cent derivation principle
Presenting the report of their committee, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu and Senator Ken Nnamani, Co-chairmen, committee on Political Parties and Electoral Matters, said the members had hitch-free sittings
Some of the delegates made further recommendations on the submissions made by the committee
Some of the amendments included inclusion of language, tribe and religion as indices for enumeration during national census and mandatory teaching of indigenous languages for the first three years of primary education
This was contained in a statement issued by the Assistant Secretary of the conference, Media and Communications, James Akpandem, in Abuja on Tuesday
The motion for adjournment was moved by Chief Temitope Ajayi, representing the National Council for Women Society, and seconded by Chief Felicia Sani, representing Market Women Associations
While 14 of the committees submitted their reports during the sitting as demanded by the Conference Chairman and former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi, the other two were said to have already submitted theirs at the Conference Secretariat
With the submission of the report, 17 committees have now turned in their report
And the modification is that of the right to contest and be voted for in any part of the country no matter where they hail from it was gathered
This brings the number of committees that have submitted their reports to 14