Confab: Our problem with‘new Constitution’, by Gov. Kwankwanso
Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano State insists a plan to extend the tenure of President Goodluck Jonathan through the outcome of the National Conference is in the offing, but says it will not see the light of day. He also speaks, in this interview, on the plans of his party, the APC, for Nigeria in 2015
Land Use Act: Confab retains status quo
AFTER weeks of controversies over whether or not the Land Use Act should be removed from the constitution, delegates yesterday resolved to retain the law after some amendments
Delegates bicker over subjecting outcome to referendum
DELEGATES disagreed sharply yesterday on how the outcome of the National Conference should be implemented. They bickered over whether or not their decisions should be sent to the National Assembly for consideration or subjected to the approval of Nigerians through a referendum.
18 new States: 50 Osun Monarchs write Kutigi
50 first class traditional rulers, leaders, stakeholders, elders from Osun State have written the Chairman, National Conference, Justice Idris Kutigi and the leadership to demand the inclusion of Oduduwa State as an additional state to those to be created from the South West geo- political zone of the country.
Derivation: Clark, Nwachukwu, Coomassie others in strategic meeting
THE National Conference was forced to adjourn yesterday following a last minute effort by some elder statesmen among the delegates to forge a consensus on a benchmark for the payment of derivation to mineral producing areas of the country. The delegates drawn from across the six geopolitical zones it was gathered met from 9 p.m. […]
Delegates’ stand on derivation
Ahead of today’s debate on the recommendation for the retention of 13 per cent as the minimum derivation payable to mineral producing areas of the country, some delegates spoke to Vanguard on their position on the issue.
Stormy session as Dambatta insults South East
THERE was a shouting session yesterday at the on – going National Conference following the use of foul language by a delegate from the North West geo- political zone on the South East zone.
Cars to Govt. officials should be cut by 80% – Shown
A delegate representing Plateau State at the on- going National Conference, Prof. Dakum Shown yesterday lampooned elected government officials over what he described as excessive use and abuse of official vehicles to the detriment of the people they were elected to serve.
Uproar as delegate faults Northern census figures
A delegate from the South South geo- political zone, Mr Chris Agbonmwanegbe yesterday faulted the census figure being showcased by states in the northern part of the country.
Smuggled Constitution: Stormy session as Northern, Southern delegates split
THE Andrews Otutu Obaseki hall, venue of plenary sessions of the on-going National Conference was, yesterday, thrown into a stormy one as there was a sharp split between northern and southern delegates over plans to force a new constitution through the back door.
Sitting arrangement adjusted at Confab, Ozekhome gets Boko Harm threat
MOVED by the issue of time frame, delegates at the on- going National Conference yesterday adjusted its sittings to, among others, allow Muslim delegates observe the Ramadan fast.
