The leader of the delegation and former National President of ALGON, Dr. Felix Akhabue, who briefed newsmen at the conference centre, described those calling for the scrapping of local government administration as enemies of the people
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According to them, advocating for total resource control would be an exercise in futility unless the 1999 Constitution is amended
The Co-Chairman of the Committee, Prof. Jerry Gana, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja that the committee set up six sub-committees
“Whether we are going to have a different kind of structure or not, there must be a minimum wage on the exclusive list because it is the global best practice
Under the existing Constitution, the Police is on the Exclusive Legislative List, which makes it a solely federal matter only the National Assembly could legislate upon
Addressing members of the confab from the state during a visit to the governor in Abuja, Ahmed warned that creation of additional states should not be seen as solution to the socio-economic problems of the country but good governance and optimum utilization of resources
According to the people of the axis, Ndowkaland has contributed immensely to Nigeria’s economy hence needs the for the creation of Anioma State from the existing oil rich Delta State
Kalu said if approved, this would be one of the numerous steps that will heal the wound of marginalization that had been inflicted on the Igbos over the years
The President of the union, Ibrahim Khaleel, who made the call at a news conference on Saturday in Abuja, urged the conference to jettison any decision that was against the autonomy of the councils
On Friday, the Committee on National Security, headed by former Inspector General of Police, Muhammed Gambo Adamu Jimeta, spent hours in closed session deliberating a report submitted by Senator Bello Maitama Yusuf of the Sub-Committee on National Security
The Co-Chairman of the committee, Bishop Felix Ajakaiye, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja
The Deputy Chairman of the committee, Prof. Auwalu Yadudu, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja that there was a critical need for the country to get its electoral matters right
Co-Chairmen of the committee, Mukaila Muhammed and General Ike Nwachukwu, announced this on Thursday in Abuja at the end of the committee’s session
The elected office holders to be affected also include Governors, Senators, House of Representatives members and other categories at the State and Local Government levels
Members of the committee agreed at the conclusion of its sitting on Wednesday that the federating states should be further empowered
At its sitting on Wednesday, members focused on this critical area of the country’s legal system during discussion on “Law and Order”
According to him, there is also no iota of truth in the accusation that he plans to undermine the interest of Christians at the conference
Jimeta said that no meaningful development would take place without the security of lives and property of the citizens and the nation’s territorial integrity
He described the 1999 Constitution as “a schedule to Decree 24 of 1999,” adding: “All you have to do is to repeal that decree and the schedule containing the constitution will disappear
In a statement issued on Tuesday by Mr. Sunny Oibe, Director (National Issues) in CAN, the body wondered why Kutigi should pick a delegate from his state, Niger to chair the Committee on Religion while CAN is not represented in such a very sensitive committee