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…
National Conference: Delegates debate report of ’resource control’ committee
The debate on resource control split delegates along ethnic lines.
Minority Report: I’m not moved – Ankio Briggs
Another South-South delegate accuses Devolution of Power Committee of lying
We won’t wait for oil to be exhausted before exploiting resources in other parts of the Country – Victor Attah, Confab Committee Co-chair
In this interview with PREMIUM TIMES, the Co-Chairman of the National Conference Committee on Devolution of Power and former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Victor Attah, speaks on how decisions were reached during Committee’s stormy sessions.
Confab Committee proposes new revenue allocation formula
Committee to take decision on onshore/offshore dichotomy Tuesday.
Northern, Southern delegates agree on Resource Control
While delegates from the North insisted on retaining resource control on the Exclusive List, their counterparts from the South wanted it moved to the Concurrent List.
National Conference Committee wants SIECs scrapped
Committee wants all elections in the country conducted by INEC
National Conference denies barring journalists from covering its committees
The secretary of the National Conference says only one committee stopped journalists from covering its deliberations. The leadership of the National Conference on Wednesday said it never issued any directive for journalists to be barred from covering any of its Committee sittings. Journalists accredited to cover the Conference proceedings were on Tuesday prevented from accessing…