The Akwa Ibom delegation to the National Conference has protested an attempt to excise parts of the state towards the creation of the proposed Oil Rivers State. In a petition to the Conference Chairman, Idris Kutigi, members of the delegation said the attempt to dismember Akwa Ibom State was a treacherous plot capable of scuttling…
Update: National Conference ends, delegates adopt final report
The National Conference, which began on March 17, came to an end on Thursday morning. The series of meetings the Confab chairman, Idris Kutigi, held with zonal leaders on Wednesday paid off as the delegates agreed on a position on the controversial draft constitution. The confab ended with a minor amendment to the third volume…
Kutigi’s peace moves succeed as National Conference ends without rancour
The conference adopted its resolutions. The National Conference, which began on March 17, came to an end on Thursday morning. The series of meetings the Confab chairman, Idris Kutigi, held with zonal leaders on Wednesday paid off as the delegates agreed on a position on the controversial draft constitution. The confab ended with a minor…
Northern delegates allege “third term plot for Jonathan, others
The delegates were on Monday given copies of the conference report and a new draft constitution seeking to replace the existing one.
CONFAB: National Conference prepares new constitution for Nigeria
The delegates to the Nigeria National conference 2014 were on Monday given copies of the conference report and a new draft constitution seeking to replace the existing one. The Confab went on break on July 14 to enable the secretariat produce the draft copy of the conference report. Then, the Chairman informed delegates that they…
Another National Conference delegate, Muhammad Alkali, is dead
The Secretariat of the National Conference on Saturday morning received with great grief the sad news of the demise of Professor Muhammad Nur Alkali, who was one of the six delegates representing the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (SCIA) at the 2014 National Conference in Abuja. Professor Alkali died in his residence in Maiduguri on…
CONFAB: Report not ready as Kutigi shifts resumption date to August 11
HOPES of delegates resuming August 4 to consider and approve the final report of the National Conference for presentation to the Federal Government have been shattered.