THERE was a sharp disagreement, yesterday, between the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC and members of the Committee on Political Parties and Electoral Matters on the feasibility of conducting the 2015 general elections and subsequent ones in one day.

AFTER weeks of disagreements on resource control and derivation, the National Conference Committee on Devolution of Powers, yesterday, recommended that the status quo be maintained.

THE Engr. Ebele Okeke-led Committee on Public Service has recommended the amendment of the portion of the constitution that requires the president to appoint at least one minister from each state to read “not more than one minister from each state.” The number of ministers has therefore been reduced from 42 to 36

IF the recommendation of the Committee on Political Restructuring and Forms of Government sails through, the country will have a unicameral National Assembly and membership representation shall be 50 percent on the basis of equality of states and 50 percent on the basis of population of each state.

CONTROVERSIAL politician and a delegate, Alhaji Buba Galadima, surprised his fellow members of the National Conference Committee on Devolution of Powers, yesterday, when he stormed out of the committee’s meeting to stage a solo protest over the abduction of over 200 girls from Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State by members of the Boko Haram sect.

TWENTY- FOUR days after delegates broke into committees, strong indications emerged yesterday that the Committee on Religion may not end its discussions on thematic issues before Thursday’s deadline on account of irreconcilable differences.

Meanwhile, the committee is set to jettison the second stanza of the National Pledge as prayer, with members expressing divergent opinions as some accepted and others rejected the move

Chief Olabode Ibiyinka George, a former National Vice-Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), South-West, is a member of the Committee on Politics and Governance at the ongoing National Conference in Abuja. In this interview, he speaks on why the conference committee is disposed to stripping the president and governors of immunity from prosecution while in office

AHEAD of plenary sessions where reports of the 20 standing committees would be discussed and adopted or jettisoned by delegates the umbrella body of the North, the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has vowed to resist any move to insert zoning of office of President and governors as a final recommendation. It said political parties should be left with the responsibility.

A delegate to the ongoing National Conference holding, Otunba Gani Adams, has accused some South-West delegates of opposing key issues promoted by the region