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
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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
The decision of the Conference was sequel to point of order raised by General Jonathan Temlong on the incident that occurred in Jos on Tuesday
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
Some of the committees that are yet to submit their reports claimed that they are still printing them
Akpandem said some of the committees had already submitted signed copies of their reports, with agreed recommendations to the Conference Secretariat within the week for distribution to delegates
The confab has 20 committees
Akpandem James, the conference Assistant Secretary on Media and Publicity, confirmed the development in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Thursday
In its final report made available to the News Agency of Nigeria, the committee attached a list of requests for additional 32 states and one for a change of name
NOIPolls, which is reputed for country-specific polling services in the West African region, conducted the exercise in partnership with Gallup Inc. of USA
The decision was reached by the committee after an exhaustive debate by members who want it to form part of the provisions of the 1999 Constitution and others who said it should be the business of the political parties to decide where they will zone power to enhance their electoral fortunes
Briefing newsmen at the end of the meeting, Co-chairman of the Committee, Obong Victor Attah, said that the committee has exhausted the agenda given to it by the Conference
The committee, at its resumed sitting, said the Supreme Court was over-burdened by cases that should ordinarily be treated at the state level
Galadima, who walked out while the committee was in a stormy session over the derivation principle, carried a placard with the inscription: “#Bring Back Our Daughters: President Jonathan, Stop Shifting the Blame, The Bulk Stops On Your Desk
The committee, in an overwhelming decision, said the ministry should be replaced with a Ministry of Homeland Security