THE Leadership of the National Conference has disowned Chief Okon Osung, a delegate representing the South-South geo- political zone, for calling on the Federal Government and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to postpone the 2015 general elections by at least 18 months.

THE Land Tenure Matters and National Boundaries Committee has recommended the removal of the Land Use Act from the Constitution because its poor implementation has worsened land problems in the country.

THE National Conference was on the edge of an uproar yesterday as delegates who reconvened sharply disagreed over the propriety of a probe into the more than N3 trillion expended on security in the period between 2010 and 2013.

DELEGATES reconvened yesterday into plenary sessions three weeks after they broke into committees. However, they could not begin debates on the reports of the 20 standing committees. Seven of the committees are yet to submit their reports

The National Conference resumed plenary on Monday to receive reports of the 20 Standing Committees assigned to handle “critical national issues”.

14 committees submitted their reports, while six were outstanding and expected to submit them to the plenary on Tuesday.

THE National Conference Committee on Politics and Governance has recommended late submission of budget by the executive as an impeachable offence just as it pegged deadline of budget presentation before the legislature at September 30th of every.

DELEGATES from Oyo and Osun states have opposed submission by their counterparts in other South Western states for creation of Ijebu State out of the present Ogun State

CONFERENCE Committee on National Security has rejected President Goodluck Jonathan’s proposal to further extend the one-year state of emergency imposed on Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states

THE Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission, NAEC disclosed yesterday that plans have been concluded to procure a $6 billion nuclear plant in 2022 to ensure stable power supply in the country for a period of 60 years.

DELEGATES representing National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, have asked the members of dreaded Boko Haram Islamist sect, to forward their grievances to relevant committees of the Conference.

THE National Conference Committee on National Security has recommended the removal of immunity clause from the 1999 constitution to tackle the menace of what it called “impunity” among office holders in the country.

DEPUTY Chairman, Committee on Science and Technology, Engr. Ezekiel Izuogu, has said that lack of facilities has hindered the Nigerian Communications Satellite from tracking and rescuing the abducted Chibok school girls.

THE 20 standing committees yesterday rushed to end their deliberations and preparation of reports for deliberation next Monday when delegates would reconvene at plenary sessions to discuss the reports.

THE Director-General, National Wages and Income Commission, Dr. Richard Egbule disclosed on Wednesday that the last review and evaluation exercise carried out in the civil service was done in 1976 by the then Chairman, Civil Service Commission, late Jerome Udoji just as he alleged that the Revenue Mobilization and Fiscal Allocation Commission, RMFAC was encroaching into the commission’s constitutional duties.

THE Committee on Political Restructuring and Forms of Government, yesterday, recommended that the presidency and governorship should be rotated among the geo-political zones and senatorial zones respectively and the provision should be enshrined in the electoral law and constitution of political parties.