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
NCNC on the National Dialogue
Memorandum to The Presidential Advisory Committee on the Proposed National Dialogue/Conference presented at a stakeholders forum in Lagos.
At the national confab, let’s do it right
PREAMBLE: In a country as diverse and vibrant as Nigeria it is not surprising to have the mixed and varied reactions that have trailed the announcement by the President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, for us to finally have the long-sought-for National Conferernce.
For the conference to work
The debate on why President Goodluck Jonathan chose this time to bring up the national conference issue will continue even beyond his reign, whether the outcome meets the expectations of the people or not.
Confab: Should be ‘bottom-up’ dialogue, by Citizen Durojaiye
We as a nation have had enough bloodshed in various forms including civil war, ethnic clashes, political assassinations- mostly unresolved, ritual killings, kidnapping, armed robbery, road traffic accidents resulting from bad roads, avoidable deaths as a result of poor health care deliveries, etc.
Adefaye, others urge Confab committee to fashion out effective public service
Barely 24 hours after President Goodluck Jonathan inaugurated the 13-man Presidential Advisory Committee, PAC, on National Dialogue,Editor-in-Chief and General Manager Publications, Vanguard Newspapers, Mr. Gbenga Adefaye, Chairman, Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Ikeja Branch and other eminent Nigerians, yesterday, urged PAC leadership to consider in its recommendation the issue of effective public service delivery in the country.
Imperatives of a sovereign national confab (2)
THE leadership tussle for control of Western region between Chiefs Obafemi Awolowo and Samuel Akintola in the First Republic, had metamorphosed into an unprecedented catastrophic dimension.
Re- time to ponder (2)
IN 1947, Ali Jinnah established a sovereign state for Muslims and called it Pakistan. This bold action led to tremendous economic and technological breakthrough for India, as today India produces aircraft and is one of the major exporters of computers as well as a leading nation in the field of Mathematics.
Imperatives of a sovereign national confab
ON October 1, 1960, the British Union Jack, being the symbol of Her Imperial Majesty’s domination of Nigeria and her peoples, was lowered at Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos.
Re- time to ponder
FEMI Kayode’s online appraisal of 1914 amalgamation of Nigeria, in an article, entitled A Time To Ponder on September 12, 2013 caught my attention with exhilaration and hope that a prominent Nigerian can remove the toga of pretence and face facts.
Join National Confab Debate
After decades of agitation for a sovereign national conference, President Goodluck Jonathan during his 53rd independence anniversary broadcast announced the setting up of the National Conference Advisory Committee with Dr. Femi Okurounmu as Chairman and Dr. Akilu Indabawa as Secretary.
