Good morning readers. We are here again at the National Judicial Institute, venue of the National Conference. As promised, we are here to bring you updates on what happens right inside the hallowed chamber.
Remove Local Government from constitution, Lagos tells confab
Lagos State Government has called on the national conference to extract local government from the Constitution.
APGA writes Jonathan, protests exclusion from National Conference
APGA says leadership crisis in the party has been resolved.
National Conference disowns delegate plotting tenure elongation for Jonathan
The National Conference has disowned a South-South delegate, Okon Osung, who has in the past few days been plotting the elongation of the tenures of President Goodluck Jonathan and other political office holders in Nigeria by 18 months.
Environment Committee Recommends 2 Percent Ecological Fund Increase to States
A two-percent increase in Ecological Fund allocation to States of the Federation has been recommended by the Committee on Environment at 2014 National Conference in Abuja.
Niger Delta leader, Ankio Briggs, submits minority report
Ms. Briggs demands include resource control and state police.
Confab Committee seeks more roles for Vice President, Deputy Governors
The committee seeks reduction in number of aides to political office holders and part-time lawmaking in all tiers of government.
Yoruba groups insist on regional autonomy
“We are therefore baffled at the take-it-or-leave-it attitude of delegates from other ethnic nationalities, particularly the Northern delegates.”