Kutigi, in the statement, while apologising for the sudden change in venue, enjoined delegates to go straight to their respective venues as they resume from the Easter break on Tuesday
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The plenary session on Thursday drew to a temporary close as delegates get set to move into committee sessions when they return from the Easter break on Tuesday
Madawaki said, according to the work plan, the committees are supposed to start their work on April 22 and conclude on April 30, while plenary resumes immediately
The group, in a protest letter to the secretariat, said the leadership composed the committees “arbitrarily and in total disregard to the choice and preferences of most delegates”
The committee on Political Restructuring and Forms of Government has Mohammed Kumalia and General Ike Nwachukwu (rtd) as co-chairmen
The delegates had earlier deliberated on the committee work plan and made several suggestions to ensure that the committees carried out their assignments effectively
The National Publicity Secretary of the forum, Alhaji Mohammed Ibrahim, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Kaduna that Nigerians should be allowed to determine the decisions taken at the conference.
Leadership of about 14 affiliates of the Congress, which signed a protest letter to the TUC Secretariat, included the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, Chemical and Non-Metallic Products Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, Hotel and Personal Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, National Association of Pilots and Engineers and Automobile and Boatyard Senior Staff Association of Nigeria
Oba Aderemi Adedapo from Osun State complained that delegates representing the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria were not well represented in the various committees
Clifford Abur, a youth delegate lamented that youths are being marginalized despite identifying with the conference
The delegates, who spoke on Tuesday at plenary, opined that closure of the borders would help to curb the alarming rate of insurgency in the North East and other parts of the country
On the Committee on Political Restructuring are: Pastor Tunde Bakare and former governor Peter Odili, Chief Olu Falae, Sen. Mohammed Dansadau, Air Commodore Idongesit Nkanga (rtd), Publisher of Thisday, Nduka Obaigbena and Amb. Philips Tapgun
This was contained in a statement on Sunday by the OPC’s Director of Information, Gboyega Adeoye, in Lagos. According to Adeoye: “The usurpation of power from the regions by the Federal Government was a plot by the military to plunder the national economy, in contradiction to the 1963 constitution which was originally designed for the growth and unity of Nigeria by the founding fathers of the country
Tunuche, a professor of political science, Kogi State University, made the call while analysing President Goodluck Jonathan’s speech delivered at the inauguration of the national confab on March 17
Anibowel, who is based in the United States of America, is representing all Nigerians in the Diaspora at the conference in Abuja
Former Governor Achike Udenwa said the ruling elites should not only apologize to the youths of the country, but be ready to give up their unearned privileges
The delegates said that unless these issues were addressed, the struggle to reposition the country would not be complete
Emmanuel Tsamdu, representing Former Local Government Chairmen from the North East, said creation of more states would help the marginalised groups or ethnic minorities to have a sense of belonging
Oyebode, a representative of Ekiti State at the conference, said this would follow the pattern set by Kwame Nkruma when he changed the name of his country from Gold Coast to Ghana
The story could have been different but for the vigilance of the security agents around